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NATURE'S LAW 

OF HEALTH AND DISEASE 

AND 

THE LADIES’ TOILET 

A Concise, Up-to-Date Family Medical Work 
and Ladies’ Companion 


PROFESSOR DeCAMP, Author 
Graduate of New York Institute of Physicians and Surgeons 


GEORGE W. WINKELMAN, Publisher 
41 Corinthian Street, Rochester, N. Y. 




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Copyrighted, 1910 

by E. J. DeCamp, Rochester, N. Y. 



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Table of Contents. 


Page 

Introductory . ..:.1-4 

Chapter L 

Medical Science—Osteopathy .4-6 

Chapter IL 

Medicinal Herbs .6-8 

Chapter III. 

Surgery . 8-10 

Chapter IV. 

Massage—History .10-11 

Chapter V. 

How We Should Live .12-16 

Chapter VI. 


Constitutional Diseases—Small Pox, Chicken Pox, 
Scarlet Fever, Measels, Roseola, Diptheria, 
Typhoid Fever, Rheumatism, Acute Rheumatism, 
Chronic Rheumatism, Muscular Rheumatism, Lum¬ 
bago, Sciatica, Neuralgia Gout, Rheumatic Gout, 
Intermittent Malarial Fever, Scurvy, Croup, Pneu¬ 
monia, Bronchitis, Asthma, Consumption, Heart 
Disease, Sore Throat, Quinsy, Mumps, Ulcer of 
• the Stomach, Catarrh of the Stomach, Dyspepsia, 

Pain in the Stomach, Piles, Diarrhoea, Dysentry, 
Constipation, Bilious Colic, Lead Colic, Uterine 
" Colic, Gall Stones, Inflammation of the Bowels, 
Peritonitis, Worms, Tape Worm, Dropsy and 
Bright’s Disease, Inflammation of the Liver, Gin 

Liver, Jaundice, Gravel, Diabetis .16-55 

Chapter VH. 

Nervous System and Skin—Inflammation of the Brain, 









Table of Contents. 


Tuberculous-Meningitis, Apoplexy, Epilepsy, St. 
Vitus Dance, Catalepsy, Lock Jaw, Hydrophobia, 
Alcholism, Delerium Tremens, Headache, Dizzi¬ 
ness, Locomotor Ataxia, Wasting Palsy, Paralysis, 
Infantile Paralysis, Shaking Palsy, Nervous Ex¬ 
haustion, Sun Stroke, Whooping Cough.- 

Diseases of the Skin—Pimples Dandruff, Itch, Salt 
Rheum, Dry Tetter, Ring Worm, Liver Spots, 
Fever Blisters, Barber’s Itch, Baldness, Erysipelas, 


Nettle Rash, Sweat Rash .55-74 

Chapter VIH. 

Eyes—Inflamed Eyes, "Granulated Lids.74-75 

Chapter IX. 

Ear—Catarrh of the External Ear, Ear Ache.75-76 

Chapter X. 

Nose—Catarrh, Bleeding from the Nose.76-77 

Chapter XL 

Throat and Neck—Goitre, Tumors of the Neck.77-78 

Chapter XH. 

Accidents—Drowning, Special Chapter XIX.. 

Sprains, Burns, Wounds, Tooth Ache.78-79 

Cpiapter XIII. 


Diseases of Women—Hygiene of Puberty, Diseases of 
Puberty, Diseases of the Vulva, Eczema of the 
Vulva, Excessive Sensitiveness of the Vulva, Con¬ 
traction of the Vulva, Diseases of the Womb, 
Chronic Enlargement of the Womb, Peri Uterine 
Inflammation, Displacement of the Womb, Tumors 
of the Uterus, Polypus of the Uterus, Cancer of the 
Uterus, Diseases of the Ovaries, Ovarian Tumors.79-89 












Table of Contents. 


Chapter XIV. 

Diseases of Infants—Indigestion, Constipation, Croup, 

Convulsions.89-91 

Chapter XV. 

Hygiene—Clothing, Exercise, Ventilation, Health and 
Beauty, Food, Fruit and Vegetable Cures, Care 
of the Sick, Chicken Broth, Mutton Broth, Beef 


Tea, Liebig’s Beef Tea, Gruels, Iceland Moss 

Jelly, Tapioca Jelly .91-100 

Chapter XVI. 

Disinfecting .100 

Chapter XVH. 

The Bed .100-101 

Chapter XVIH. 

Applied Massage.101-102 

Chapter XIX. 

To Revive a Person in Case of Drowning.102 

Chapter XX. 

Special Chapter—pregnancy. Prevention of Pregnancy, 
Syphilis, Secondary Spyhilis, Clap (Gonorrhoea), 

Sterility .102-108 

Chapter XXL 

Confinement—Attention to the Child, Weaning, Child 
Bed Fever, Puerperal Convulsions, Milk Leg, 

Lactation and Sexual Indulgence .108-114 

Chapter XXH. 


Medicinal Herbs and Their Uses—Aconite Leaves, 
Aconite Root, Aloes, Angelica Root, Barberry 
Leaves, Bittersweet, Blackberry Root, Bloodroot, 
Boneset, Catnip, Chamomile Flowers, Dandelion, 










Table of Contents. 


Elder Flowers, Fever Root, Foxglove, Geranium, 
Indian Hemp, Juniper Berries, Liverwort, Manna, 
Marshmallow, May Apple, Mullein Leaves, Mus¬ 
tard Seed, Parsley Root, Pennyroyal, Peruvian 
Bark, Pink Root, Pleurisy Root, Pond Lily Root, 
Quassia, Raspberry Leaves, Rhatany root. Rhu¬ 
barb, Rue, Saffron, Sage, Sarsparilla, Sassafras, 
Senenga Root, Senna, Skull Cap, Tansy, Valerian 
Root, White Oak Bark, Wild Cherry Bark, Yellow 
Dock, Meaning of Terms Used in the Above, 
Astringent, Tonic, Stimulant, Narcotic, Sedative, 
Alterative, DiurHic, Expectorant, Emmenagogue 
Infusions, Decoctions, Extracts, A Few Things to 


Do, and Not to Do.114-118 

THE LADIES’ TOILET. 

Introduction .125-126 

Chapter I. 

General Directions .126-127 

Chapter IL 

The Skin.127-129 

Chapter HI. 


Facial Massage—French Skin Food, French Flesh and 
Muscle Food, Glycerine Cold Cream No. 1, Gly¬ 
cerine Cold Cream No. 2, Lip Salve, Almond Cold 
Cream, A Cheap Cold Cream, Camphor, Ice No. 

1, A Cheap Camphor Ice, Finger Nail Polish. .129-135 
Chapter IV. 

Face Powders and Cosmetics—Beautifier No. 1, Beauti- 
fier No. 2, Bloom of Youth, Pink Tint, Toilet 






Table of Contents. 


Powder No. 1, Pink Toilet Powder, Toilet Powder 
No. 2, Toilet Powder No. 3, Toilet Powder No. 4, 

Anti Odorin, Skin Gloss .135-138 

Chapter V. 

Diseases and Disfigurements of the Skin—Lotions, 
Freckles, Freckle Milk, Freckle Lotion, Lotion for 
Chapped Hands, Pimples, Pimple Lotion, Eczema, 

Superfluous Hair.138-143 

Chapter VI. 

Care of the Teeth—Tooth Soap, Quinine Tooth Powder, 
Borated Tooth Powder, Charcoal Tooth Powder, 
Camphorated Tooth Powder, Myrrh Tooth Powder, 
Chloral Tooth Powder, Potassium Permanganate 

Tooth Wash, Salicylate Tooth Wash.143-146 

Chapter VII. 

The Hair and Scalp—Scalp Invigorator (My Own 
Formula), Hair Tonic No. 1, Hair Tonic No. 2, 
Quinine Hair Tonic, Beard Producer, Bay Rum, 
Hair Wash, Shampoo Pomatum, Hair Dyes, Hair 
Dye No. 1, Hair Dye No. 2, Lead Hair Dye, Veg¬ 
etable Hair Dye, Double Hair Dye, Brown Dye No. 

1, Brown Hair Dye No. 2, Black Dye No. 1, Black 
Dye No. 2, Hair Bleach, Depilatories, Pomades, 
Stick Pomatum, Beard Wax, Bandolin, Brillian- 
tines. Hair Oils, Benzoated Hair Oil, Portugal 
Hair Oil, Vanilla Hair Oil, Dandruff, Scalp Mas¬ 
sage .146-155 

Chapter VIH. 

Perfumes and Their Preparation, Rose Lilac, Cedar 
Rose, Florida, Honey Suckle, Heliotrope A, Irish 






Table of Contents. 


Boquet, Jockey Club, Cologne Water, Lavender A, 
Lavender B, Lisbon Perfume, Magnolia, Lily of 
the Valley, Musk, Pink, Sweet Pea, Eau Du Por¬ 
tugal, Patchouly, Moss Rose, Tea Rose, White 
Rose, Twin Rose, Violet, Violet No. 2, Verbena A, 
Verbena B, Forest Breeze, Wintergreen, Winter- 
green No. 1, Wintergreen No. 2, Wintergreen No. 

3, Wintergreen No. 4, Wintergreen No. 5, Rose 

Water.155-163 

Chapter IX. 

Dry Perfumes—Ceylon Powder, Cyprian Powder, Field 
Flower, Heliotrope, Indian Satchet, Lavender 
Satchet, Rose Satchet A, Rose Satchet B, Santal 
Satchet, Violet Satchet A, Vetiver Satchet, Violet 

Satchet B, Verbena Satchet .163-166 

Chapter X. 

Fumigating Pastils and Powders, Oriental Pastil, Pastil 
A, Pastil B, Incense Powder, Fumigating Papers, 

Non Inflaniable Paper, Fumigating Ribbons, Fumi¬ 
gating Powders, Fumigating Powder B, Fumigat¬ 
ing Powder C, Spanish Skin, Spanish Paste. . 166-171 
Chapter XL 

Physical Development—First: To Decrease the Waist 
Line, To Develop the Bust, To Reduce the Abdo¬ 
men, To Develop the Thigh, To Develop the Hips, 

To Develop the Shoulder, To Develop the Arms.172-177 





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Health and Disease 


INTRODUCTORY. 

In presenting this family medical w6rk to the public, I 
hope to be able to reach and relieve of physical or mental 
suffering, many of the sick and afflicted who are believed 
to be beyond all medical aid, and who, by their many days 
and nights of suffering, have given up all hope of recov¬ 
ery. As my methods of treatment are mostly along new 
and original lines, I shall give a short review of all med¬ 
ical science to show its gradual development and advance¬ 
ment. 

CHAPTER I. 

Medical science is a product of the Greek mind. In 
many temples of the Greek islands the priests were sup¬ 
posed to be descendants of Aesculapius, and they formed 
a hereditary caste of physicians. In these temples the 
serpent was worshipped as a symbol of eternity and a 
cock was commonly sacrificed to Aesculapius by grateful 
devotees. The most famous of the Aesculapius priests 
was Hippocrates, who lived about 400 years B. C., and 
was educated at Kos. Some of his books have survived. 
His methods of diagnosis, his clinical maxims and some 
of his sayings live for all time; but his work was founded 



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Health and Disease 


more upon clinical observation than upon anatomical 
knowledge. Later the Greek colonists of Egypt estab¬ 
lished a school of truly scientific medicine. Of the many 
famous names associated with the Alexandrian school, 
that of Galen is the greatest. He lived about 140 A. D. 
Unlike Hippocrates, he was a skilled anatomist, and a 
bold pioneer in all the provinces of medicine. So domi¬ 
nant were his ability and reputation that for thirteen 
hundred years medical science remained stereotyped as he 
left it. Science, however, still flourished among the Arabs 
of Bagdad and Cordova, who inherited from the Greeks 
the knowledge^which Christians ignored or despised; and 
the names of Avicenna and Averroes still shine in the 
annals of medicine. Famous schools of medicine arose at 
Pisa and Padua in Italy, and at Montpellier in France, in 
the 13th and 14th centuries, and gradually took the place 
of that of Salerno. Other distinguished schools of 'older 
date were those of Paris and Bolonga. 

Many of the old Greek works were translated from the 
Arabic Mss., in which alone they were extant. But the 
yoke of Galen and Aristotle bore heavily on mankind, and 
it was only with the advent of independent thinkers like 
Versalius (1514-64) and Servetus (1511-53) that medical 
science again marched forward At the opening of the 
16th century the strange figure of Paracelsus (c.l490- 
1541) appears pre-eminent. But a greater than Paracel¬ 
sus arose in England,’and gave the death-blow to the cult 
of Galen. In 1628 William Harvey published his views 
on the circulation of the blood, and revolutionized medi¬ 
cine. In the same year was born Malpighi, who in 1661, 


Health and Disease 


3 


by means of the microscope, demonstrated the passage of 
blood from arteries to veins through the capillaries. From 
1628, modern medicine may be said to take its rise. By 
the discovery of vaccination Jenner almost eradicated the 
scourge of smallpox; and he prepared men’s minds for the 
ideas of Pasteur, Lister, and Koch, whose germ theory 
threw a new light upon many diseases, and led, not only 
to better methods of cure, but to hygenic measures for the 
prevention of infection. After Jenner’s time, the two most 
important events in medical history are the introduction 
of Anaesthetics and the development of antisceptic prin¬ 
ciples, probably first used by Long of Georgia. Ether was 
introduced to the world by Morton, of Boston, in 1846, 
and chloroform in 1847, by Simpson, of Edinburgh; while 
Wells, of Hartford, used Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) in 
1844. Equally far-reaching was the great work of Lister 
stimulated by Pasteur which transformed hospitals from 
hotbeds of disease into clean, germ free sanatoria. About 
the middle of the 19th century, a second renaissance may 
be said to have begun in the scientific world. Virchow 
published his great work on cellular pathology; Darwin 
published ideas that have influenced all scientific thought; 
Koch improved the methods of bacteriological research; 
Pasteur investigated the problems of fermentation, and 
Lister applied Pasteur’s results of surgery. At the same 
time medical men began to-use more accurate instru¬ 
ments and methods of diagnosis. In 1816 Laennec 
invented the stethoscope, and a little later the value of the 
clinical thermometer, the miscroscope, the opthalmascope, 
and the laryngoscope came to be widely recognized. More 


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recently still, success has followed efforts to combat by 
antitoxin treatment many of the diseases due to germs,, 
especially diphtheria. Koch’s discovery of the tubercle 
bacillus and the consequent modification of the treatment 
of tubercular affections, have been followed by a marked 
diminution in the mortality from phthisis. In certain 
other diseases amelioration of the symptoms has been 
found to follow the administration of extracts from the 
glands of lower animals. The most notable instances are 
the cure of myxoedema and the relief of crelinism by the 
administration of thyroid extract. Within the last few 
years, the discovery of the Roentgen rays, and of the Fin- 
sen light rays, and the properties of radium has fur¬ 
nished the medical world with powerful new weapons for 
the diagnosis and treatment of disease. 

CHAPTER IB. 

Osteopathy. 

Osteopathy has been defined as that science or system 
of healing which treats diseases of the human body by 
manual Therapeutics for the stimulation of the remedial 
forces within the body itself, for the correction of mis¬ 
placed tissue, and the removal of obstructions or inter¬ 
ferences with the fluids of the body, all without the inter¬ 
nal administration of drugs or medicines. Dr. Andrew 
T. Still, of Kirkville, Mo., who founded Osteopathy in 
1893, states that he believes that there are certain- fluids 
passing about in the body; that the currents of these fluids 
are frequently obstructed or completely blocked by dis¬ 
placed bones, and that all diseases are caused by such dis- 


Health and Disease 


5 


placements. Replacement of the alleged displaced bones 
is said to cure the diseases, with the aid of resident reme¬ 
dial forces. He says: “In his (man’s) body could be 
found all the minerals, vegetables, and animal substances 
that could be found in the beast of the field, the fowls of 
the air, fishes of the sea, both great and small, in short 
all that was contained in this and all other planets and 
beings from the throne of God (himself included) to the 
lowest form of animated beings.” Colleges of Osteopathy 
have been formed, which have in former times granted 
the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy to those who have 
pursued a special course of study for a few months. It 
is claimed that the present courses of study are as long as 
those of the smaller medical colleges. 

Those who oppose Osteopathy deny the truth of the 
theory of fluids, displaced bones and resident remedial 
forces. They argue that there is no reason for erecting 
manual or hand treatment into a separate system of prac¬ 
tice of the healing art; that electropathy, or bathing, or 
X-ray treatment has as much right to be separated from 
the general practice of medicine; that there is no reason 
for giving a new name to massage or passive movement; 
and finally that the statements of Still and his followers 
do not give evidence of the acquisition of enough medical 
knowledge to render them competent to diagnose disease. 
Physicians claim that the practice of medicine is not 
restricted to the administration of drugs, and hence to 
practice any method of healing is to practice medicine. 
This is in opposition to the view of the Osteopath, who 
asserts that he does not practice medicine, and should not 


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be governed by the laws that regulate such practice in 
the various states. A few states have adopted the view 
of the Osteopaths, and have licensed them to practice 
Osteopathy within their borders. There are said to be 
about 4,000 practitioners of Osteopathy in the United 
States (1906). 

In those states where the Osteopaths are licensed to 
practice as physicians, they are endeavoring to fill the 
capacity of the family physician. While the Osteopaths 
claim that they do not use massage in any form in their 
practice, they yet claim that all who practice massage, 
are practicing medicine. If massage is not Osteopathy, it 
is not practicing medicine. 

While the physicians wish to safeguard themselves by 
imposing certain courses and time of study, they do not 
care for the patient’s relief or cure. 

The test should be one of real practical ability; not the 
ability to show a four years course in some stated school. 

CHAPTER H. 

Medicinal Herbs. 

The old herbalists largely based their practice in the 
so-called doctrine of the signatures, according to which 
the several herbs have legible characters stamped upon 
them, to show what evil they will most readily cure; 
Viper’s bugloss hath its stalks all speckled like a snake or 
viper, and is a most singular remedy against poison and 
the sting of scorpions. Dandelion, centuary, meadow 
sweet, and wild sage were used as bitters. Angelica was 
first in the forefront of all medical plants; the dried leaves 


Health and Disease 


7 


were said to have great power to reduce inflammation, 
after being steeped in water. Mallows, especially marsh¬ 
mallows, retain their old reputation for relieving the same 
ill. Elder leaves and buds are used in drinks, poultices, 
and ointments. Primrose, hedge garlic, and comfrey were 
together made into an ointment; but white comfrey should 
be used when the ointment is for a woman, red-flowered 
comfrey when it is for a man. The juice of home leek, 
mixed with cream, relieves inflammation, and particularly 
the irritation which follows vaccination in an arm “tak¬ 
ing beautifully.” Probatumest, Penny pies, or penny¬ 
wort was said to be equally efficacious, especially when 
used in cream, and when simmered against the sides of the 
pan. Marigold tea was a widely administered remedy for 
measles. Saffron also was recommended for the same 
ailment. An infusion of furz blossom used to be given 
to children to drink in scarlet fever. In a fomentation, 
camomile heads are a recognized anodyne; and wild cam¬ 
omile and red pimpernal are given locally for asthma. 
Southernwood, plantain leaves, black current leaves, elder 
buds, angelica, and parsley, chopped, pounded, and sim¬ 
mered with clarified butter, make an ointment for burns 
or raw surfaces. Sage poultices and sage gargle were 
used for sore throats; and red sage is better than green. 
Rosemary has long been celebrated for making hair grow. 
The expressed juice of watercress was in repute as a cure 
for rheumatism. Parsley, freshly gathered and laid on the 
forehead, was good for the headache; and was said to be 
beneficial if put in a fold of muslin and laid across 
inflammed eyes. 


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Endive tea is cooling, and is given to fever patients; 
and the dry leaves of lovage, infused in white wine, were 
good for ague. An infusion of raspberry leaves, agri¬ 
mony, and barberry bark was good for consumptive 
patients. Coltsfoot is still given for coughs. Sweet mar¬ 
joram was administered for dropsy; elder berries for 
boils; arb-rabbit made into poultices for inflammation; 
brook lime given for St. Athony’s fire; and brown nut, 
made into a decoction, was taken hot just before going to 
bed, for a cold. Among the more important plants now 
officially recognized by physicians are foxglove or dig¬ 
italis, aloe, rhubarb, henbane, nuxvomica, cinchona, hem¬ 
lock, aconite, stramonium, and Jalap. 

CHAPTER HI. 

Surgery. 

While the origin of surgery is pre-historic, the evolu¬ 
tion of a great part of the modern science has taken place 
within the past sixty years, as in the case of medical lore, 
primitive surgical knowledge and skill were confined 
chiefly to the priesthood; and in the ancient Greek school 
of Kos, no distinction was drawn between surgery and 
other branches of the healing art. Hippocrates and Cel- 
sus were both skilful surgeons; while Alexandrian physi¬ 
cians and their successors, the Arabs, linked surgical 
methods and practice with those of medicine. Vesalius 
(1514-64) is sometimes styled the founder of modern sur¬ 
gery; but the advance that the art made in the time of 
Vesalius was but a part of the Renaissance movement, 
and did not depend upon any one man. In England, the 


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early lay surgeons combined their art with the humbler 
craft of barbers; in 1540 the London barbers and sur¬ 
geons were incorporated as one company, which survived 
until 1745. While bleeding remained the one and only 
panacea for nearly every ailment, the barber-surgeon sur¬ 
vived; but as bleeding gave place to more rational and 
more intricate treatment, surgery grew into a science 
demanding knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and path¬ 
ology, as well as study of the principles of the healing art. 
As regards operative measures, before the introduction of 
anaesthetics in 1846 by Dr. W. F. G. Morton, of Boston, 
the great desideratum was speed, and much was neces¬ 
sarily sacrificed to that. An amputation or a lithotomy 
was a matter of seconds; but the seconds had the com¬ 
pressed agony of hours, for the knife was ah instrument 
of torture, and the operating room a shambles. Now the 
surgeon no longer works against time upon tortured, 
quivering tissues, but upon a placid, sleeping patient. Of 
hurry there is none, and accuracy and careful dissection 
have become possibilities. Even after the introduction of 
anaesthetics, the mortality after operations maintained a 
painfully high level. 

Only after Lister of England, inspired by the work of 
Pasteur, had indicated bacteria as the cause, and antisepsis 
as the remedy of septic conditions, could surgeons operate 
with confidence upon the thoracic and abdominal organs, 
and attack the brain and the heart itself. Unfavorable 
results still occur, since individual idiosyncrasies must ever 
exist; but the element of chance is eliminated from the 
equation. Since the introduction of anaesthesia and the 


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Health and Disease 


enunciation of antiseptic doctrines, further progress has 
been mainly in elaborating the practical application of the 
principles involved. New anaesthetics have been intro¬ 
duced, many of which have for special operations advan¬ 
tages over chloroform. Of greater importance still is 
asepsis, the corollary of Lister’s proposition; and sur¬ 
geons now, if possible, seek exclusion rather than destruc¬ 
tion of organisms. In many situations, however, septic 
surgery is an impossibility. Surgical treatment of an 
operative nature may be necessary for (1) congenital 
defectssuch as hairlip; (2) acquired defects; such as 
broken limbs or lacerated tissues; (3) the removal of 
foreign substances; such as bullets or calculi, from within 
the body; (4) the removal of diseased or injured struc¬ 
tures, which may constitute a danger or cause discomfort 
to the patient; such as gangrenous tissues, malignant 
tumors, necrossed bones or carious teeth; (5) the relief of 
conditions which threaten the patient with inevitable 
death; such as a tumor containing pus; (6) the substitu¬ 
tion of new for lost tissues; as in skin grafting. Many 
surgical operations do not involve the use of the knife. 
A surgeon’s primary object is to heal, not to wound; and 
his operations are frequently conducted by means of 
splints, bandages, or other fixed apparatus, and by rest, 
massage, or electricity. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Massage. 

Massage is a general term for various movements, 
made for curative purposes, mostly by the hands of the 


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operator or masseur, over the surface of a patient’s body, 
head or limbs. The general result of massage is to has¬ 
ten tissue metabolism and to equalize the distribution of 
the blood by facilitating its flow. This is a very important 
part of the effect of physical exercises of all kinds. Care¬ 
ful massage, under proper supervision, is of great use in 
neurasthenia and all allied nervous disorders; and should 
in some cases form the only exercise for a time, the 
patient being confined to his bed. Later it is followed by 
passive motion; the patient being entirely passive, while 
the operator moves his limbs for him. Later still the 
patient may offer a certain amount of resistance, or may 
perform movements while the operator resists. Thus mas¬ 
sage may lead the way to ordinary exercise. 

Properly used over the whole body, massage greatly 
assists digestion in all its stages. It acts very successfully 
on the nervous system in cases of insomnia, neuralagia, 
and sciatica. This may be partly due to the equalized flow 
of blood, bringing fresh nutriment to the nerve-cells and 
removing waste products; partly also to the semi-hypnotic 
effect produced by gentle, steady, regular strokes, or to 
the stimulating effect of brisk rubbing. In surgical cases, 
massage is of service in helping to break down adhesions 
about joints, to reduce chronic thickenings, and to help 
repair and avoid wasting of muscle when fractures pre¬ 
vent active movement of a limb. Many surgeons now 
make it their practice to use regular daily massage on a 
limb within a day or two of the fracture, the splints being 
removed, and the limb steadied by grasping above and 
below the joint of injury. 


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CHAPTER V. 

How We Should Live. 

Man’s normal condition is to be strong and free from- 
disease. 

If we all lived according to Nature’s laws, there would 
be no disease; but man would live on, until the span of 
life was rent asunder by old age; and then the hand of 
death could lay its chilling clasp upon the heart of man, 
and unlock the union between the physical and the spirit¬ 
ual. But Nature’s laws have been transgressed since the 
first advent of man. 

Our forefathers, who lived in a log house, with its gap¬ 
ing fire place, down which the pure air was wont to come,, 
was less afflicted by rheumatic complaints than we of 
to-day, who have houses equipped with all the modern 
appliances of steam heat and- gas ranges. When our 
streets were paralleled by gravel walks, instead of unyield¬ 
ing cement, there was no need for arch supporters and 
rubber heels. 

While we are acquiring all the modern inventions and 
appliances for daily comfort and convenience, we have 
failed to adapt our physical nature to the change. 

Civilized man’s heart beats the same to-day as it ever 
did. His lungs require pure, invigorating air to purify his 
blood, the same as the Arab, who pitches his tent upon the 
desert, as he did two thousand years ago. ■ While we, in 
our modern homes and with our advanced civilization, are 
afflicted with rheumatism and gout; our more fortunate 
brother of the desert, in his seeming barbarity, is free- 


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from all such complaints. We may ask the question 
‘Svhy?” and the answer is simply because he is living- 
closer to Nature and obeying Nature’s laws. If we will, 
we of to-day, can live according to the natural law, in our 
smodern homes, even better than the Arab of the desert. 
If we were obliged to purchase fresh air by the pound, 
we would all be striving to obtain a full supply. But just 
because fresh air is free, a God-given blessing, we stop up 
every crack and crevice, so soon as the first snow flake 
sifts through the air. 

In order to save fuel, we often obtain our furnace air 
(intake) supply from the cellar, or else we have the intake 
pipe draw its supply of impure air from the hall, air which 
has been heated and reheated, until the germs it contains 
can wax fat and strong. 

Then we wonder why we have the lagrippe or pneu¬ 
monia, which perhaps leaves us to hobble around with the 
rheumatism. 

When the furnace intake pipe draws from the open air, 
we have it placed close to the ground, where it can obtain 
its air supply from the most impure strata; instead of hav¬ 
ing it placed ten feet from the ground, so as to obtain its 
supply from a purer strata of air. 

Why do the natives of tropical climates have their 
dwellings in tree tops, or else upon the top of poles set in 
the ground? Simply to be in a purer strata of air. 

Why does the hobo enjoy better health ,more supple 
muscles, and a perfect digestion, while the millionaire is 
a chronic sufferer from gout and indigestion? Simply 
because the hobo lives on a short diet, cold water, fresh 


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air, and magnetism absorbed from mother earth, his 
nightly and daily couch in summer, while the millionaire 
has a full and regular menu, a full supply of champagne 
and other wines and liquors; lives in a highly perfumed, 
but foul atmosphere, and sleeps upon a downy couch; 
while his feet seldom tread upon mother earth. 

Instead of getting a natural, daily exercise in the fresh 
air and sunshine, the man or woman of wealth glide about 
our city streets in an electric automobile, and thereby are 
constantly attended by some physician for some com¬ 
plaint of modern civilization. Then let us step into some 
crowded factory at ten in the forenoon, or four in the 
afternoon, and we are almost stifled by the noxious air 
which we encounter. Then we cannot wonder at the pal¬ 
lid cheeks, drooping shoulders and limping gait, as the 
finger of disease is laid upon them; caused by the uncalled 
for unsanitary condition, which is the cause of so many 
saddened hearts and lonely firesides. Open the window 
of home, office and factory, and let the blessed fresh air 
in. Instead of the electric fans being in the center of the 
room, connect them with an intake pipe extending to the 
open air, and force in the fresh, cool, health-giving ele¬ 
ment of nature, oxygen. 

In Winter, keep the fans going, but let the pure, fresh 
air pass over a coil of steam pipes, and then the office or 
factory will be a fit place for any man or woman to 
work, and come from their labor refreshed, instead of 
dazed by their stifling environment. Instead of buying 
cordials and cough remedies, pills and anti-grippe reme¬ 
dies to cure the Lagrippe, Pneumonia, Rheumatism, or a 


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Cold, clothe yourself in warm, sensible raiment. 

Wear good all wool underclothing and thick shoes and 
stockings. 

If you cannot stand the irritation of woolen underwear, 
put on a thin cotton garment beneath it, and you will 
receive all the benefit and none of the discomforts. 

It is far better to pay the clothier, grocer, and market 
man your money, than to pass it into the pocket of the 
physician and the till of the apothecary. 

Neither should we squander our earnings or income 
over the bar of the saloon, or the counter of the tobac¬ 
conist shop. When we abuse Nature and break Nature’s 
immutable laws, our system becomes clogged by the 
refuse material which is not eliminated from the organ¬ 
ism. 

Soon we have indigestion and lack of assimilation. The 
skin and kidneys soon fail to do their full quota of work 
as execretory organs. Then the liver becomes torpid, 
which causes the bile to be thrown off into the system, and 
biliousness ensues. Then the irritating acids, instead of 
being eliminated, are retained in the body, and soon find 
their way into the membranes and tissues; and we are 
amazed to find ourselves in the grip of that monster. 
Rheumatism. Then instead of endeavoring to correct the 
mischief our carelessness has wrought, and begin to live 
according to the demands of Nature, we rush off to the 
office of some physician to begin to dope ourselves with 
poison to counteract or destroy the germs of disease with 
which we are infested. 

But under our mode of civilization, and according to 


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our instructions from infancy, we must bow to the inevit¬ 
able and fight fire with fire. One poison to counteract 
another. 

And when a remedy is to be administered, be sure that 
it comes from a reliable source. That it is put up by an 
•established and reputable chemist; and above all, that the 
exact formula is printed upon the label. 

Never take an opiate; it will do you no real good, but 
may do you a lasting injury. 

Many a sufferer has acquired the drug habit, had the 
remorseless chains of morphia shackled to their feet, to 
drag them down to a living Hell, by taking some highly 
advertised anti-pain pill. 

When you must have something to sooth your pain, go 
to your family physician; he will not only aid you, but is 
your true friend as well and will not lead you into any 
forbidden drug habit. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Constitutional Diseases. 

I will now give a concise description of the most com¬ 
mon diseases with simple treatment and home remedies, 
to aid in the patient’s recovery, until a physician is 
employed. 

Small Pox. 

A highly infectious and contagious eruptive fever. 
From 24 hours to 12 days after exposure the first symp¬ 
toms may develop, by an attack of chills, rise of tempera¬ 
ture, headache, vomiting, and violent pain in the loins. 
Three days later an eruption develops, when the tempera- 


Fig. 5, 

























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ture falls, rising again in about eight days. The eruption 
first shows as pimples on the head at the edge of the hair. 
The hands, back and legs show it next, after which it 
spreads to all parts of the body. The pimples turn to 
Vesicles full of lymph. About the eighth day these 
become pustular, and with suppuration the temperature 
again rises. In about eleven days from the first symp¬ 
toms, crusts begin to form and the temperature to Hll 
again. 

Treatment. 

The patient should be isolated at the first symptoms, 
and kept so until all scales have fallen from their body. 
Nail red cheesecloth over all windows, so as to give a red 
light in the room, when the patient will be relieved from 
all burning and itching sensations. Otherwise treat the 
same as any other fever. 

Chicken Pox. 

A mild, eruptive, infectious fever, common among chil¬ 
dren, and occasionally seen in adults. Its onset is marked 
by a slight pyrexia, increased temperature, and the appear¬ 
ance of small vesicles, often very scanty, on the forehead 
and chest, and sometimes on the mucous lining of the 
mouth. About the fifth day the vesicles become umbil- 
cated, dry up, and finally drop off, sometimes leaving one 
or two very faint scars. Gangrenous and bulbous forms 
are recorded, but these are very rare. Usually the only 
treatment required is diaphoretic, to 'cause perspiration; 
but the patient should be isolated. The time for incuba¬ 
tion seems to vary between four and five days. The infec¬ 
tive period ceases when all scabs have fallen off, and the 


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patient has been disinfected by an antiseptic bath. Great 
relief may be found by giving the child cooling drinks, like 
lemonade, lime water and milk, and sponging with soda 
water. Ripe fruit is also desirable. Hot smart weed tea 
or other herb to cause perspiration is desirable in case the 
child’s skin is dry and hot. 

Scarlet Fever. 

An acute contagious fever, which may attack individ¬ 
uals at any age above infancy, but it is commonest among 
young children. The more prominent symptoms are 
sore throat, chill, headache and vomiting. There will be a 
rash, beginning as a scarlet flush over the chest and inner 
sides of the thighs, spreading over the arms and legs, 
becoming punctiform, rarely showing on the head or face ; 
though the latter is flushed with a high temperature. The 
throat is reddened, and often the patient will show the 
trouble in the throat only, especially if an adult. The 
glands below the ears are more or less tender or swollen. 

The tongue is heavily furred, with bright red spots 
where the papillae project. Later the tongue is a fiery red 
when the fur clears. The rash lasts from four to five 
days; after which the peeling begins The temperature 
rises from 103 to 104. 

Treatment. 

Isolate the patient at the very first symptom and keep 
so until after all peeling has ceased. Infection lasts for 
about six days. All suspected persons should be kept 
isolated for ten days. All clothing must be disinfected; 
the walls of the room scraped and newly papered or white¬ 
washed. The patient’s body should be kept well oiled 


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during peeling. Milk and beef teas constitute the best 
foods. Lemonade, the best drink. A physician should be 
employed. 

Measles. 

An acute, highly infectious fever. The incubation 
period is about fourteen days. The general symptoms 
are general discomfort, slight fever, running at eyes and 
nose, headache, possibly nausea and vomiting; or even 
convulsions in serious cases. At this time there may be 
a preliminary rash; followed in about four days with the 
true rash, and greater rise of temperature. The inside 
of the mouth often shows redness before the true rash 
appears. Red spots on the inside of the cheeks, opposite 
the double teeth, with bluish-white centers are a sure sign. 
Measles is contagious before any rash appears. Inflam¬ 
mation of the throat, ears and lungs are common compli¬ 
cations. One must guard against bronchitis; the eyes, 
nose and ears must be kept clean from any discharges. 
The bronchitis in measles is infectious. No disease 
causes so much eye, ear and lung troubles in after life as 
measles. 

Treatment. 

The patient should be guarded from cold, kept in bed 
and fed on milk diet; and the room kept darkened. A hot 
bafh will encourage the rash to appear. Nothing but 
sponging should be used for very high temperatures; with 
squills for any troublesome cough. The bed should be 
kept for at least one week after all fever is gone. When 
the skin begins to peel in fine dust-like particles, a hot 
bath will facilitate its removal. 


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Roseola. 

An unscientific name for any scarlet punctuated rash. 
It is applied to the eruption caused by certain drugs, also 
cigarette smoking and certain other habits. 

Diphtheria. 

An acute infectious epidemic disease, caused by a spe¬ 
cific micro-organism, the Klebs-Loffler bacillus. An 
attack sets in at any time from twelve to five days after 
infection, and is shown by a red, dry throat and a general 
feeling of ill health with a high temperature (101°-105°). 
There arise yellow points usually on the tonsils; these 
spread and unite until they form a continuous grayish 
membrane, or patches of membrane, sometimes limited to 
the tonsils, but in graver attacks spreading upwards to the 
nose and eustachian tubes, and downwards to the larnyx, 
and even to the trachea and bronchi. The danger is in 
proportion to the spread of the membrane, and particu¬ 
larly to the degree in which it fills the air passages, and so 
prevents respiration. The next danger after suffocation is 
heart failure, from the effects of the poison in the system 
and other forms of diphtheretic paresis. There is also a 
risk of fatal injury to the nervous system. Disease of the 
spinal cord or nerves has often been demonstrated by the 
microscope in fatal cases. Therefore a physician should 
be called upon the very first symptoms; as a delay of a 
few hours may prove fatal; or if not fatal, to permanent 
injury. 

Typhoid Fever. 

An infectious disease characterized clinically by fever 
diarrhoea, abdominal tenderness, a rose-colored eruption. 


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tympanites, enlargement of the spleen, and other condi¬ 
tions. Anatomically, the main features are inflammation 
of the large and small intestines, with swelling and ulcera¬ 
tions of Peyer’s glands and the other lymphoid follicles, 
swelling of the messenteric glands and spleen, and degen¬ 
erative changes in the other organs. The cause of the 
disease is a special micro-organism, the typhoid bacillus. 
Outside the body the bacillus retain their vitality for 
weeks, either in water, or dried and in the form of dust. 
They leave the body in the stools, urine and sweat, and 
probably in other discharges. The period of incubation 
is from eight to twenty-one days, during which time there 
is more or less lassitude. The onset of the fever is grad¬ 
ual, being marked by chilliness, headache, nausea and 
vague pains, which increase until the patient is compelled 
to take to bed. At the first symptom of the disease, drink 
freely of a tea made of smart-weed, with an occasional 
dose of niter. In case the disease does not abate within 
a few days, call a physician. 

Rheumatism. 

Rheumatism is one of the most common complaints by 
which mankind is afflicted. There are various forms of 
rheumatic afflictions. True rheumatism is an affection of 
the fibrous tissues; while other forms of so-called rheu¬ 
matism effects the synovial membrane of the joints. The 
true cause of rheumatism is undecided. By some it is 
attributed to the presence of uric acid in the system; by 
others to lactic acid; while others ascribe the cause to 
specific microbes. But to me, the most rational explana¬ 
tion is an abnormal condition of the nervous system. The 


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various organs of the body are but the parts of a very 
intricate mechanism. The nerves are the controlling ele¬ 
ment which direct and superintend the various functions 
of the different organs. 

If our nervous system is in perfect condition every 
organ does the work assigned it. But so soon as the ner¬ 
vous force is lacking, there is a clogging of some part of 
the system, and a consequent lack of elimination of the 
refuse matter of the body. When this takes place, there 
is set up a fermentation process by which toxic fluids may 
be produced, which cause an inflammatory condition of 
the surrounding tissues. 

Acute Rheumatism. 

This form of the disease usually affects the synovial 
membranes of the joints and the surrounding fibrous tis¬ 
sues. 

An uneasy feeling throughout the body is sometimes 
experienced with more or less headache for a couple of 
days before the real attack sets in. At other times it 
comes on apparently all at once. It often moves from one 
location to another. There is often, in fact usually, more 
or less swelling and inflammation, accompanied by more 
or less fever. The surface of the skin feels puffy, and is 
very sensitive to the touch. 

A teaspoonful of niter taken in one-half glass of water 
will often give some relief by flushing the kidneys; but the 
best remedy for this affection is salicylate of soda taken in 
ten grain doses every two hours, until six doses have been 
taken. If the pain does not abate at the expiration of this 
time, continue to take the salicylate; but in five grain 


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doses every two hours. Get some of the herb known as 
mallows (cheese weed), make a strong decoction by boil¬ 
ing the herb in water; now pour off this tea and stir in 
oat meal, and let it cook thoroughly; when it becomes 
quite thick, stir in lard and let it cook a moment. Now 
bind this poultice around the affected joint or muscle; 
changing the poultice every two hours. In case mallows 
cannot be obtained, use plantain leaves instead; or the 
oat meal and lard can be used alone with good results. 

The only danger in this disease is, that the heart may 
become affected, in which case there will be more or less 
delerium. When even slight wandering of the mind is 
observed, call a physician at once, and the very best one 
to be obtained. If the heart is inflamed there will be a 
bellows-like sound when the inflammation is internal; and 
a rasping sound when it is external. One of the best 
salicylate of sodas is Wyeths, which can be purchased in 
five grain tablets, one hundred in a bottle for 25 cents. 
After the attack subsides, some of the alkaline mineral 
waters will be found of great advantage; also lemonade. 

The soreness and inflammation may be greatly relieved 
bv gentle rubbing; while a speedy cure may be the result 
if the services of an adept masseur can be obtained. 

Sufferers from acute rheumatism make the very best of 
weather prophets, as they are always enabled to foretell a 
change of weather, or a coming storm by a slight return 
of the old enemy. 

Chronic Rheumatism. 

This form of the disease is often a prolonged attack of 
the acute. In chronic rheumatism, the attack is more 


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permanent. There is, perhaps, but very little or no fever, 
or swelling of the joints or surrounding tissues. The 
soreness is more of a dull aching pain than the acute form 
of the disease; also much harder to control. The treat¬ 
ment is one of prevention more than cure. Any remedy 
which builds up the nervous system, and body, by creating 
an appetite, or by acting as a food element in itself, will 
be found to be of benefit. Try the following tonic:. Port 
wine, one quart; extract of malt, two bottles; tincture of 
iron, one-half ounce. Dose, one wineglass full at meal 
time. \ 

The above will be one of the very best tonics which can 
be taken. 

If the effected parts are bathed with the following; 
spirits of camphor, one ounce; olive oil, two ounces; great 
relief will be obtained, or the surface may be painted and 
well rubbed in, with the following: Wyeth’s Petrogen 
Iodine, 10 per cent. Any of the alkaline mineral waters 
will aid, while a grand preparation is Wyeth’s Strontium 
Salicylate Compound. 

In this complaint, care must be taken, at all times, not 
to chill the skin, or surface of the body; therefore, medium 
weight wool underclothing should be worn the whole 
year, in the hottest day of summer, as well as the coldest 
day of winter. 

The feet should be kept dry and warm. Take plenty of 
exercise in the open air, and take a good hot tub bath once 
each week; but in any rheumatic affection, do not take a 
cold tub bath. Keep the pores of the skin open by a vig¬ 
orous rub down night and morning with a coarse flesh 


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brush or Turkish towel. 

Never take a patent rheumatic remedy, or cure, pills or 
nostrums. Many so called cures, do no more than deaden 
the nerves; doing lasting injury to the patient, and laying 
the foundation for paralysis, paresis, and other complaints. 

In all rheumatic complaints, massage, if properly 
applied, will be one of the very best forms of treatment, 
and permanent cures. When massage is resorted to, it 
should be applied, not only to the affected part, but, to the 
whole body. 

While Osteopathy is of local benefit in the treatment of 
rheumatism, it can never compete with, or equal, the last¬ 
ing benefit to be gained by regular massage done by an 
expert masseur. 

All excesses should be avoided. Right living will do 
more than medicine in bringing about a cure. In applying 
a liniment, always rub the affected part briskly, until it 
feels hot, and looks red; then apply the liniment and it 
will be at once absorbed and give much quicker relief 
than when applied in the usual way. 

Wrapping or covering the part with flannel is of benefit, 
but great care must be taken not to let the parts become 
chilled when the covering, or bandage, is removed. 

Muscular Rheumatism. 

This is a true nervous affection; rather than rheuma¬ 
tism ; but the term has been so long used, that we might 
as well continue to call it muscular rheumatism. There is 
soreness and lameness, caused from an inflammatory con¬ 
dition of the nerves and surrounding tissues, which ram¬ 
ify the muscular system. The method of cure for this 


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complaint, is by vigorous exercise; whereby all the mus¬ 
cles are brought into play. 

Punching a bag, riding a bicycle, horseback riding, row¬ 
ing, walking, baseball, football, or pitching hay or any 
kind of hustling work; followed by a good rub down with 
alcohol and water equal parts, and a good hot lemonade 
and whiskey, will cure ninety-nine out of one hundred 
cases. Do not think that because you are getting old and 
becoming stiff and clumsy, that you cannot do the above 
stunts; if so my friend, you are just the one who will 
receive the most benefit by their faithful and persistent 
performance. 

Any good tonic medicine will, perhaps, be of benefit, 
because of the habit you have acquired of thinking that 
you need to drug yourself for every ache and pain. Good, 
well cooked and nourishing food, taken at regular inter¬ 
vals ; six to eight hours sleep, and give and take plenty of 
jokes, which will keep you good natured and contented, 
will soon cause you and muscular rheumatism to be entire 
strangers. 

Lumbago. 

Is chronic rheumatism, when it effects the muscles of 
the back and loins. 

It sometimes occurs as a crick in the back. Gentle fric¬ 
tion, followed by some good liniment may be of benefit. 
A good liniment may be made as follows: Oil of Origa¬ 
num, y 2 ounce; Oil of Hemlock, 14 ounce; Oil of Cedar, 
ounce; Oil of Sassafras, 34 ounce; Oil of Peppermint, 
134 ounce; Gum Camphor, 1 ounce; Turpentine, 1 ounce; 
Gasoline, I 34 quarts. 


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Another good one is: Alcohol, 1 ounce; Ammonia, 1 
ounce; Tincture of Capsicum, >4 ounce; Olive Oil, 2 
ounces; Turpentine, 1 ounce. 

Sciatica. 

Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve is one of the most trou¬ 
blesome rheumatic complaints. 

The nerve is so located that the pain appears to be 
mostly in the hip joint. A massaging, by which the mus¬ 
cles of the thigh and hip are relaxed, followed by rapid 
rubbing of the part, will give great relief. Salicylate of 
Soda taken, in ten grain doses, every two hours, until 
six doses are taken; then in five grain doses every two 
hours will give relief. 

In taking salicylate of soda, care must be taken to drink 
plenty of water, at least one-half glass with each dose. 

A capsicum plaster applied just below the small of the 
back may palliate the pain. In sciatic afifections, the most 
important thing to be observed after the attack is relieved 
is to build up the whole system by careful habits, good 
food and proper exercise. 

Alcohol, in some form, often aids, especially In the form 
of a good port wine, in overcoming the disease. 

In fact, anything which will improve the general 
health is to be advised. Hot baths are beneficial, if taken 
quickly and care is taken not to contract a cold. A hot 
bath followed by a cold shower, or cold tub bath is often 
a direct cause of sciatica. 

Neuralgia. 

Neuralgia is a functional nerve disease. It is mani¬ 
fested by pain; sometimes rather dull and throbbing; at 


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others, sharp and spasmodic. There is usually no swell¬ 
ing of the affected parts; no fever or constitutional 
derangement. The first thing to be observed in the treat¬ 
ment is to determine the cause. 

One way of determining if it is neuralgia, is by pressing 
steadily upon the affected nerve, in which case the pain 
will cease. In women, neuralgia is often caused by some 
functional derangement peculiar to their sex. When this 
is the case the treatment must be along those lines, before 
relief may be hoped for. 

Indigestion is a very frequent cause of neuralgia; while 
a tumor may cause a pressure upon some nerve center. 
Quite frequently, the cause can be traced directly to the 
spine, in which case a muscular contraction may cause 
undue pressure upon the spinal cord, and be the source of 
the trouble. While a rigidity of the muscles of any part 
of the body, may be the direct and only cause. The Neu¬ 
ralgia, especially if facial, may be caused from pressure 
within the skull. When the disease is caused by pressure 
at any place, or in any forrn ,the only rational method of 
treatment is to remove the pressure, which can only be 
done by some form of manipulation, as massage or osteo¬ 
pathy. Quite often a decayed tooth, especially if ulcer¬ 
ated, will be a contributory cause, in which instance, the 
dentist is the proper one to consult in obtaining permanent 
relief. 

Certain remedies will aid in giving relief; the best and 
safest being salicylate of soda taken in ten grain doses 
every two hours, until the pain ceases. 

When the neuralgia is caused from indigestion, a tea- 


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spoonful of soda taken in water will often give almost 
instant relief. 

As iron is of the greatest benefit in treating nerve com¬ 
plaints, the following tonic will be found very effective : 

Port wine, one quart; Extract of Malt, two bottles; 
Glycerine, one pint; Tincture of iron, half ounce. 

To be taken in wineglass doses three times per day at 
meal time. 

If the neuralgia is facial, and caused from defective 
teeth, the following poultice will give relief. 

Take oat meal and cook it thoroughly and quite thick; 
then stir in lard, and apply to the face as hot as possible, 
and change frequently. A hot water bag held to the face 
or other part of the body, or woolen cloths wrung out of 
hot water, to which has been added a very small quantity 
of turpentine will give relief. 

If large raisns are cut in half, soaked in whiskey and 
placed along side of an ulcerated tooth it will give, not 
only great relief, but aid in removing the inflammation, 
and reducing the swelling. 

Malaria is also an important factor in the cause of neu¬ 
ralgia; especially in some localities. In neuralgia from 
this source, quinine and capsicum is the best remedy. 
Quinine and capsicum pills or capsules may be obtained 
from any druggist. A pill containing two grains of 
quinine may be taken every two hours, until the ears begin 
to ring; when they should be taken only every four or six 
hours, until the neuralgia is entirely gone. In taking qui¬ 
nine, care must be taken to keep the bowels regular; for 
this purpose make a syrup of Senna leaves, one ounce; 


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figs, one pound. Boil together and make into a syrup; 
then take enough each night to keep the bowels regular. 

Gout. 

This troublesome complaint usually comes on in the 
night, by a throbbing, excruciating pain in the large joint 
at the base of the great toe. There is swelling and red¬ 
ness. The pain may soon subside to again return at some 
future time. The same joint may be afifected, or the cor¬ 
responding joint of the other foot, or both may be the 
point of attack at some future time. 

The disease may attack other joints of the foot, or 
various joints of other parts of the body may be the subject 
of attack. Even the joints of the fingers are often effected 
by the disease. 

In the acute form of the attack, the pain lasts but a few 
hours. In the chronic form the pain is severe at night, 
while simply troublesome during the day. In time there 
is a chalky deposit in and around, the joints, which causes 
unsightly enlargements, and in time unmovable joints. 
The cause of the disease is overindulgence in eating rich 
foods, and drinking to excess malt or spirituous liquors, 
with lack of exercise. It is essentially a rich and indolent 
man’s disease. 

The best form of treatment is to eat only plain, well 
cooked and nourishing food, and total abstinence from all 
forms of liquor. Great benefit may be obtained from the 
use of the lithia waters; the tablets for which can be 
obtained from any druggist. Massage or osteopathic 
treatments will tend to reduce the size of the joints and 
keep them from becoming immovable. It will also 


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improve the general health, more especially massage, 
which is, not only a local, but a constitutional treatment as 
well. 

Plenty of out of door exercise, such as golf, lawn ten¬ 
nis, baseball and the like, will do wonders in restoring the 
health. 

The baths should be in hot water, of short duration and 
not too often indulged in. 

Rheumatic Gout. 

This is a disease which is neither rheumatism or gout, 
but partakes somewhat of both. 

A more appropriate designation would be Rheumato 
Diarthritis. There is more swelling of the aflfected joint 
than in gout or rheumatism, while the presence of fluid 
in and around the diseased joint is a distinguishing fea¬ 
ture of the disease. 

The disease is caused from wrong methods of living; 
and by such diseases as syphilis and gonorrhoea. The sal¬ 
icylates will be of benefit; also, massage and osteopathy in 
the latter stages of the disease. 

In its first stage, the best form of treatment is by the 
application of cloths wrung out of hot water, and then 
wrapping the affected joint in oiled silk. 

If the disease is brought on from some venerial disease, 
a physician should prescribe remedies to remove the taint 
of disease from the system. 

Rheumatic Atrophy and Paresis. 

Let me say just a word in regard to the shrinking of the 
muscles, or atrophy, from rheumatic diseases. If you 
have rheumatism in any form, and do not want to loose 


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the use of the limb, partial or complete, keep on the 
move. Keep exercising. Keep the muscles developed by 
exercise or massage, and you will have no lasting ill 
effects from the disease. 

In conclusion let me say: If we always lived as we 
should, and the same could be said of our parents and 
grand parents, we would never be troubled with any form 
of rheumatism, neuralgia, or gout. But so long as man 
persists in breaking the laws of health, he must pay the 
penalty for those transgressions by pain and suffering. 

"What we-all need to be happy and free from disease, 
is more sunshine and fresh air. The rheumatic patient 
needs just as much fresh, pure air and sunshine as the 
consumptive, and when we all learn the great lesson of 
how to live and care for our bodies, there will no longer 
be a physician in every city block. 

One of the very best ointments to rub on for all forms 
of rheumatic sensitiveness and pain is Petrolatum, one 
pound; fine cut tobacco, one ounce; seeded raisins, two 
ounces; plantain leaves (dry), two ounces. ’ Boil all 
together until crisp, then strain through a cloth while hot, 
and add menthol one half ounce. Rub the part well with 
the ointment and then cover with a cloth. 

The above ointment was used by a noted specialist of 
Buffalo, N. Y., from whom the author obtained the for¬ 
mula. 

This, without doubt, is the first time the above formula 
has appeared in print. 

And now my dear friend and rheumatic sufferer, cheer 
up and follow these few and simple instructions, as your 


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case may require, and you will be more than thankful that 
this book has been published and placed in your hands. 

Intermittant Malarial Fever. 

Is marked by the occurrence of febrile attacks at reg¬ 
ular intervals, and by the freedom from fever between 
such intervals. The attack is usually sudden, a chill com¬ 
ing on quickly without any warning, at other times a feel¬ 
ing of general ill-health is manifest for some time before 
the chill. 

After the chill, there is more or less fever, alternating 
with chill and fever, until a high fever is developed. As 
quinine is the standard remedy for malaria, the following 
formula will be found to be of great value: 

Sulphate of quinine, 20 grains; Dilute sulphuric acid, 20 
drops; Syrup of orange peel, >4 ounce; Water to make 
2 ounces. 

Dose, 1 tablespoonful every hour. In case of dropsy 
the following may be found to be of advantage: 

Sulphate of quinine, 20 grains; Pill of carbonate of 
iron, 60 grains. 

Mix and divide into 20 pills. 

Take one after each meal. 

Scurvy. 

A disease caused from the excessive use of salt meat 
and stale vegetables. The disease is marked by great gen¬ 
eral debility and muscular weakness, the teeth loosen, and 
sores appear on the body. The best known remedy is lime 
juice. 

Catarrh of the Larnyx (Croup.) 

Symptom—First, a tickling sensation in the throat, fol- 


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lowed by hoarseness, and difficulty in speaking which is 
often so severe as to cause total loss of voice. 

Treatment. 

Keep in a warm room, and avoid sudden changes of 
temperature. Inhaling of steam often gives relief. One 
of the best remedies, is olive oil 2 parts, cocoanut oil, 4 
parts, beeswax 1 part. Melt all together stirring thor¬ 
oughly as the ingredients cool. 

Dose, 1 teaspoonful every hour. The above has cured 
membranous croup after all other remedies had failed to 
give relief. Another favorite remedy is: Syrup of wild 
cherry, 1 ounce; Syrup of squills, 1 ounce; Camphor 
water, 1 ounce. 

Mix and take a teaspoonful every two hours. When 
taking cold, a good way to prevent an attack of catarrh in 
any form is to soak the feet in hot mustard water, and 
drink freely of some herb tea, one of the best being hoar- 
hound. Also a saline laxative (salts) may be employed if 
constipation is present. 

Pleurisy. 

An inflammation of the membranes, one lining the chest 
wall, the other covering the lungs, leaving a cavity 
between. The symptoms are sharp pains in the side or 
under the arm, shortness of breath and difficulty in breath¬ 
ing. Cough and fever usually accompany the disease. 
The best course of treatment is hot application to the 
affected part, followed by massage by an expert masseur. 
The following may be of benefit: Powder of squills, 1 
drachm; Powdered digitalis, 16 grains. 

Mix and divide into 16 pills; take one three times a day. 


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Pneumonia. 

The first symptom is a chill, followed by a sharp pain in 
the chest, near the nipple of the affected side. A high 
fever soon develops. Also a cough. The disease is an 
inflammation of a portion of the air-cells of the lungs. Its 
severity depends upon the amount of lung affected. A 
teaspoonful of niter given in water will tend to reduce the 
fever. While a flaxseed poultice should be applied to the 
lungs, being changed every three hours. If the pain is 
intense Dover’s powders in 10 grain doses may be given. 
The services of a competent physician should be obtained 
as early as possible. 

Bronchitis. 

An inflammation of the bronchial tubes. The first onset 
of the disease is an attack of nasal catarrh, followed by 
hoarseness, and a sense of rawness and pain at the top of 
the chest, that is under the breast bone. At the first symp¬ 
tom of the disease soak the feet in hot water, take a good 
hot tody or lemonade, and go to bed. If a cough develops 
a syrup made as follows will be found beneficial: 

Hoarhound, 1 ounce; Water, 1 pint. Boil one hour 
then strain, after which add honey, 1 pound, boil ten min¬ 
utes and when cool remove the comb and add whiskey, Yz 
pint. 

Take in teaspoonful doses as often as desired. In 
chronic Bronchitis massage will prove to be the most sat¬ 
isfactory form of treatment. 

Asthma. 

This term is applied to difficulty in breathing from a 
variety of causes. The condition to which physicians 


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apply this name is a spasmodic contraction of the smaller 
bronchial tubes, as a result of which less air than natural is 
admitted to the lungs, and the individual consequently suf¬ 
fers from deficiency of breath. The asthmatic paroxysms 
occur at irregular intervals. Any exciting cause which 
affect the nerves, a sudden change of the atmosphere, or 
anything which affects the skin or kidneys may bring on a 
sudden attack. In fact it is really a disease of the nerves 
which control the bronchial tubes. In men the main cause 
of the disease is some chronic form of kidney trouble; in 
such cases a teaspoonful of sweet niter taken in water will 
give relief. In women the cause of the disease is often 
diseased kidneys, but more often some form of female 
weakness, which can usually be traced to lack of develop¬ 
ment when at the age of puberty. In treating asthma, the 
first thing to do is to ascertain the cause, then treat accord¬ 
ingly. I find the only permanent way of curing the dis¬ 
ease is by scientific massage. Medicine simply relieves 
while massage curel 

Consumption. 

No disease, at the present time, is receiving so much 
merited attention as tuberculosis or consumption. 

While tuberculosis may effect any organ of the body, 
I shall confine myself to that form of the disease known as 
pulmonary tuberculosis, or consumption. 

The foundation of the disease is usually based upon a 
scrofulous taint in the system. At least nine-tenths of the 
cases are really scrofulosis, a glandular affection, caused 
by a defective lymphatic circulation. 

A defective lyniphatic circulation causes a diminished 


Fig. fl 



Fio. 96. A Representation op the LirMpnATto Vgsseia ano Glands.— 1, 2, 8, » • * 
Tlie lymphatic vessels and glands of the lower liinhs. 7, Lymphatic a.^mn/'h* 

oiencement of the thoracic duct. 9, The lympiiatics of the kidney 10, 0 arm* 

11. Of the liver 12, 12. Of the lungs. 13. 11. 16. The lymphatics and glands of the arm. 
le! n, 18. Of the face and oeck 19. 20. Large veins. 21, The thoracic duct. 

















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37 


nutrition, which enfeebles the system, leaving it an easy 
prey to the tubercular germs gaining a foothold in the 
lung cells and tissues. The first symptom of consumption 
is a feeling of languor, followed by a tight or depressed 
feeling through the chest. A slight cough may soon 
develop; while diarrhoea is quite often a very annoying, 
as well as depressing and weakening symptom. 

The germs of tuberculosis are always more or less pres¬ 
ent in the air, especially of cities. Quite often the germs 
are contained in the food we eat, or the fluids we drink, 
notably milk, which to prevent danger should always be 
sterilized or boiled before using; while all meats should be 
well cooked. But if our system is in a normal condition 
the fluids of digestion destroy all germs which enter the 
stomach; while the interchange of the oxygen and car¬ 
bonic gas in our lungs destroy all the germs we inhale. 

It is only when we have become debilitated by some 
diseased condition, that the germs can obtain a foothold 
and do us harm. 

As the disease progresses, we may have pain in the 
upper portion of the chest, caused by the pleura becom¬ 
ing efifected. A glary mucus may be voided f,rom the 
lungs, which, as the disease progresses, becomes more 
thick and pus like. Chills and night sweats may develop. 
There may be a dry burning sensation of the skin, which 
becomes dry and coarse. The hair lusterless, slight hem¬ 
orrhages may now develop, often from the lungs, but 
more often from the stomach, especially if the hemorrhage 
is severe. 

The appetite becomes capricious. The body flabby and 


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emaciated. The shoulders droop, caused from the weak¬ 
ening of the chest muscles. 

In females the menses is invariably decreased and often 
retarded or even suppressed. The only cure for this 
condition is massage. As the disease progresses rapidly, 
strenuous measures must be resorted to at once, and 
faithfully followed; or death claims the victim. 

While the disease was formerly considered fatal in 
nearly all cases, it is now recognized to be easily and 
surely cured, even when far advanced, without the use 
of dangerous, or poisonous drugs and chemicals. While 
the skin plays a very important part in throwing off 
the impurities of the body, it is of the greatest importance 
to restore it to a healthy condition, as soon as possible. 
The quickest way to obtain this result is by rubbing the 
entire body with the hands, by a skilled masseur, or a 
coarse flesh brush or Turkish towel may be used by the 
patient himself with good results. 

The desired result is to promote the capillary circula¬ 
tion and open the pores of the skin, so that it can fulfill 
its execretory function. A hot tub bath should be taken 
once each week. A cold tub bath,—never. A cold sponge 
bath may be taken, with benefit, each morning. The rub 
down with the coarse towel should be done each night 
and morning; and should be persisted in each time until 
the body is all aglow. 

Each morning the bottom of the feet should be anointed 
with olive oil; the chest with cocoanut oil. 

There is no medicine which, in itself, will cure Con¬ 
sumption. The only cure is fresh air, good food, plenty 


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of sleep and recreation. With every breath, the lung tis¬ 
sues and cells are destroyed and built up anew. The more 
fresh air we inhale, the more waste matter and impurities 
we exhale; therefore, deep breathing destroys the tuber¬ 
cular germs, replacing the diseased cells and tissues with 
new and healthy membranes, cells and tissues. As deep 
breathing usually causes more or less discomfort to the 
consumptive, they breath mainly with the upper portion 
of the lungs, which mode of breathing soon causes a 
weakening, followed by an atrophied condition of the 
chest muscles: hence the weak, flat chest and stooping 
shoulders. 

The first step then is to so develop and strengthen the 
muscles of the chest, either by massage or some form of 
exercises, or both, as to enable the patient to breathe 
strongly and deeply. The best way to develop the chest 
muscles is to take about ten pounds of sawdust; place it 
in a strong canvass sack; suspend it from the ceiling by 
a strong cord; put on a heavy pair of gloves, and then go 
at it lustily and see how hard you can hit it. 

This exercise should be at first indulged in for about 
two minutes morning and night. Each day the time 
should be lengthened, until one-half hour, night and morn¬ 
ing, is spent in this way. 

Then put up a horizontal bar, just high enough to reach 
easily; grasp it with both hands; draw yourself up and 
chin it. At first only once morning and night. As your 
strength increases, prolong the number gradually up to 
twenty. 

After you have punched the sawdust for a few days, 


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supplement it with twenty-five pounds of sand; and as 
your muscles develop, increase the sand to fifty pounds. 

Several times each day, stand with both feet firmly 
upon the floor; let your arms hang down by your sides; 
now bring the arms up straight from your sides, until 
they are parallel with the shoulders. At the same time 
raise yourself upon your tip toes and take in as full a 
breath as you possibly can. Now hold your breath, and 
bring your hands together in front of you; then bring 
them back to their former position (parallel with the 
shoulders) and then let them fall to your sides. At the 
same time, come down firmly upon your feet, and exhale 
your breath. Keep increasing this exercise up to twenty 
each time. Place the palms of the hands together in. 
front of you, on a level with your shoulders; and then 
endeavor to bring them together behind you. Repeat sev¬ 
eral times. This exercise strengthens the chest muscles 
and tends to form the habit of throwing the shoulders 
back. 

When walking, carry the head high, with the shoulders 
thrown well back. 

If you live near the water, rowing will aid in restoring 
you to health. 

Horseback riding is an ideal form of recreation and 
exercise combined. Lawn tennis, or golf, are to be rec¬ 
ommended. 

Any form of exercise in the open air will aid you. Only 
never exhaust yourself. 

Sleep in the open air or a perfectly ventilated room. 
On a porch is an ideal place; but a tent is not advisable.. 


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Tents are for soldiers; not invalids. Sleep in a room 
with windows on at least two sides of the room. Then 
remove the windows and keep them out in all kinds of 
weather. To prevent rain from beating into the room, 
place awnings over all the windows, but never lower them 
except in case of a storm. Always sleep in a draft if 
possible; you will not take cold; and the air will always 
remain pure. Remember a draft is caused from two 
openings, which is far different from the wind blowing 
upon you from one open window or door, in which case 
you might contract a cold from the uneven temperature 
of the body. An ideal way of obtaining pure air, while 
sleeping, in the winter, and at the same time sleep in a 
warm room, is by the use of two window awnings. 
Remove the lower sash; place one awning on the out¬ 
side of the window, even with the bottom of the top sash, 
which is left in place. Then place the head of the bed 
in front and against the open window. Now place the 
other awning on the inside directly opposite the one upon 
the outside. When the awning which is on the inside is 
let down upon the bed, the upper portion of your body, 
head and shoulders, will be practically out of doors; yet 
protected under the awnings ; while the lower part of your 
body is under the bed covering in a warm room. Take 
a walk every day, regardless of the weather; only keep 
the feet warm and dry, and the body well protected. 

Each day prolong your walk a little; but do not exhaust 
yourself. If you are a singer, practice every day; if you 
are not, take vocal lessons at once. Singing will strengthen 
your lungs and chest wonderfully. Always wear woolen 


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underclothes, but of medium weight, both winter and 
summer. Never bundle up the throat or wear a high 
collar. Do not be afraid of the night air; it will not harm 
you, but aid in your recovery. 

Walking upon the ground barefoot will increase your 
magnetism. Eat plenty of good food, boiled meats and 
stews, soft boiled eggs, boiled or baked potatoes; but 
never eat fried food of any kind. Eat all the fresh raw 
fruit you can, and canned fruit if you cannot get the 
fresh. Use plenty of sugar, it will furnish heat for your 
body far better than fat. 

The best meats are mutton, beef and year old fowls. 
Never eat pork, veal, spring lamb, or spring chicken. 

In Holland a favorite and sure cure for consumption 
is to eat a raw salt herring the first thing in the morning. 

Drink tea and coffee in moderation; but never have it 
strong. 

Drink plenty of milk, which has been sterilized or boiled. 
And above all, drink plenty of pure water; beginning 
when you get up in the morning and keep at it all day; 
but do not drink over two quarts of fluid during one 
twenty-four hours. 

In fact, while you should eat and drink plentifully, do 
both sanely. 

It is not so much what you eat and drink, as what you 
assimilate, which builds up your strength. 

Before each meal, take one or two raw eggs in milk. 
Also make a hot lemonade to which is added from one 
teaspoon to a tablespoonful of alcohol; not whiskey, rum, 
wine or gin, but pure alcohol. 


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A small glass of stock ale or malt after each meal will 
do wonders for you by invigorating your whole system. 
Any physician who does not advise alcohol each day, in 
small quantities, has never been cured of consumption 
himself, or cured very many others. 

If lost manhood or womanhood is one of the symptoms, 
fill a fruit jar about one-half full of elder bark or roots; 
fill the jar full of whiskey, let stand a few days, pour off, 
and take in one-half wine glass doses three times per day. 

If your cough is troublesome, take rum and glycerine, 
equal parts, in one-half teaspoonful doses occasionally. 
It will not only relieve you, but heal and strengthen your 
lungs as well; or take hoarhound, one ounce, add one 
pint water, boil one hour, pour off, and add pound comb 
of honey boil 20 minutes, let cool, and remove the comb, 
then boil down to a thick syrup and add one-half pint of 
whiskey to it. Do not take cod liver oil or emulsions; but 
take cocoanut oil instead, which, if slightly salted, is very 
palatable. 

Use plenty of pure, sweet butter, the more the better. 

Buttermilk is an ideal drink, as well as lemonade. 

Never drink lager beer, soft drinks or soda water. 

Never take a patent medicine of any description, unless 
by your physician’s orders. 

If you need, or think you require medicine, go to your 
family physician; but keep clear of the advertising spec¬ 
ialist. 

Keep good hours, and the very, very best of company. 
Shun the crank and grumbler. 

A good story or clean joke at the table is the best stimu- 


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lant and tonic you can take. 

Laugh every time you have the opportunity; but cry— 
never. 

Do not spend your money in going to Colorado or the 
mountains to get cured. 

Cure yourself in your own home; then you are cured 
to stay cured. Have faith in yourself; all mankind, and 
your Creator. Think right, talk right, and act justly, and 
you need have no fear of here, or the hereafter. 

Keep your body well bathed; your teeth ^^nd finger 
nails clean; wear good, clean, sensible clothing. 

Eat well cooked foods at regular intervals. 

Do not smoke cigarettes. 

Do not become intoxicated. 

. Sleep six to eight hours out of every twenty-four. A 
good rule is eight hours work, eight hours sleep, eight 
hours recreation. 

Take a short rest at noon, by lying upon your back, 
and relaxing mind and body. 

Take an occasional internal bath (enema). 

Keep a window in your sleeping room open day and 
night. 

Be temperate in all things. 

Thank God every day of your life for health and 
strength. 

Do not worry; let the other fellow do that. 

Heart Disease. 

Nearly all cases of heart-disease is, in fact, caused from 
disorders of the kidneys or the stomach Not one case 
out of ten is really an affection of the heart, further than 


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to cause a muscular weakness, which is accompanied by 
a nervous affection of the same. By removing the cause, 
and soothing the nerves and strengthening the muscles of 
the heart by massage, will cure nearly every form of heart 
disease. In women female troubles often cause serious 
heart symptoms to develop, which symptoms are nothing 
but an effect following the cause, which cause can be 
easily remedied by massage, no medicine being required. 

A swallow of salt water will stimulate the heart, as 
well as condense the gas in the stomach, often the cause 
of the trouble. A teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of 
ammonia in one half glass of water, and taken in teaspoon¬ 
ful doses will be found efficacious. In nearly every case, 
it is advisable to consult your family physician, as true 
heart disease is a serious complaint. 

SoRETHROAT-PHARYNGITIS. 

Is an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining 
the thrq^t. The best method of cure is to blow sulphur 
down the throat, or use as a gargle the following,— 


Alum. 2 drachms 

Tincture of niyrrh. 1 ounce 

Glycerine . 4 ounces 

Water . 4 ounces 


Keeping a flannel cloth about the throat is of great 
benefit. 

Rub the throat with the following: 


Oil of Cocoanut. 1 pound 

Menthol. 1 ounce 


Inhaling steam from water in which a quantity of salt 
has been placed, will give relief. 








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Another sterling remedy is sage tea, used as a gargle 
and a drink. 

If a salicylate of soda tablet is allowed to dissolve in 
the mouth, it will destroy all forms of canker in the throat. 

Quinsy. 

By quinsy, we designate a form of pharyngitis in which 
the tonsils suffer from the inflammatory process. An 
important item in the treatment is to keep the patient 
well nourished by a milk and raw egg diet. For a local 
application or poultice for the throat, boil oatmeal in lard 
and apply it hot. In case medicine is needed the follow¬ 


ing will be of advantage. 

Sulphate of quinine. 30 grains 

Tincture chloride of iron. F 2 ounce 

Water . 2 ounces 


Mix and take a teaspoonful in water every four hours. 

Mumps. 

This is an inflammation of the parotid glands situated 
at the angle of the jaw, just below and in front of the 
ear. The best method of treatment is to apply a flaxseed 
poultice. If you cannot eat a pickle, you have the disease. 
There is no danger, if you keep warm and do not take 
cold. If you take cold call a physician at once. 

Ulcer of the Stomach. 

The most prominent symptom of ulcer of the stomach 
is pain and distress after eating, followed by nausea and 
vomiting of food which is often tinged with blood. 
Another common symptom is the occasional vomiting of 
mucous mixed with bile, pus and blood; the blood some¬ 
times being quite bright, but more often of a very dark 





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color, resembling coffee grounds. The best method of 
treatment is by living upon an easily digested fluid diet; 
such as milk, raw eggs, meat broths etc., avoiding tea and 
coffee. The bed should be kept after each attack as rest 
is better than medicine. This is one complaint in which 
massage is not to be advised. It will only make a bad 
case worse. The pain may be relieved by taking Dovers 
tablets in 5 or 10 grain doses. 

C/\TARRH OF Stomach. 

The most prominent symptom of catarrh of the stom¬ 
ach, is pain, nausea and the throwing up of mucous. The 
best remedy is by careful diet, total abstinence from all 
forms of stimulants, as well as tea and coffee, fresh air 
and hot baths. Washing the stomach may be of advan¬ 
tage. 

Dyspepsia. 

The most prominent symptoms of dyspepsia are a bad 
taste in the mouth, especially in the morning, eructions, 
heartburn, flatulence, distension of the abdomen, consti¬ 
pation, alternating often with diarrhoea, headaches and 
dimness of vision.^ The main causes are poor teeth, fast 
eating, eating greasy food, and drinking tea or coffee to 
excess with the meals. Food and liquid should never 
be placed in the mouth at the same time. Chew the food 
and swallow it without drinking, or better do not drink 
at meal time. Never drink tea at any time; instead drink 
sage tea with milk and sugar or hot water. Careful diet 
and massage will cure any case of dyspepsia. If medi¬ 
cines are desired, the following will be found of great 
benefit. Charcoal tablets after meals, or equal parts of 


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pepsin and bismuth. Dose—what can be held on the 
point of a knife after meals. Crystal pepsin will be 
found very efficacious. 

For a general remedy take, 

Rhubarb . 2 grains 

Ipicac . % grain 

Peppermint oil . % ounce 

Aloes . grain 

Nuxvomica. grain 

Sodium Bicarbonate . 5 grains 

Dose one pill at meal-time. 

The above can be purchased under the name of Rhu¬ 
barb and Soda Compound H. By. Eli Lilly & Co., or as 
Ripans tabules. 


Pain in the Stomach. 

As pain in the stomach is often caused by gas, a little 
extract of peppermint or salt water will expel the gas 
and stop the pain. If the pain is caused by the presence 
of bile in the stomach, a cup of very hot water will cure it. 
Massage in either case will give quick relief and effect 
a permanent cure. A good remedy is extract of pepper¬ 
mint 2 ounces, wintergreen 1 ounce. 

' Piles. 

Piles in any form .either itching or protruding can be 
cured by the following: 

Make of powdered nut-galls and lard, a thick paste, 
then thin to the consistency of an ordinary ointment with 
oil of tar and apply. 


Diarrhoea. 

The best cure for ordinary diarrhoea is two tablespoon- 








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fuls of caster oil and ten drops of turpentine. To check 
the same, make a tea of blackberry root, take in small 
doses. 

Dysentry. 

For chronic dysentry the best, safest and surest cure 
is to make a tea of either blackberry root, or redraspberry 
root. Care must be taken in using the above, to not 
check the diarrhoea too quickly. Therefore take the tea 
in small doses until the desired effect is obtained. It 
can also be checked by an expert massagist, but the 
operator must understand his business. 

Constipation. 

The only rational cure for constipation is careful diet, 
avoidance of tea and strong coffee, and all stimulants, 
and by massage treatments. The use of cathartics is inju¬ 
rious. Also injections (enemas) unless taken not oftener 
than once a month. If a medicine is desired take Webbers 
Alpine tea as directed on the package or, a tea made of 
senna. Perhaps the best remedy known to-day is Wyeth’s 
Effervescing Sodium Phosphate, which not only acts upon 
the liver and bowels but upon the kidneys as well. It 
also tends to build up the nervous system, and by eliminat¬ 
ing the uric acid from the system, removes all traces of 
rheumatic tendency and soreness of the bowels. A syrup 
made of senna 1 ounce and figs one pound is a sterling 
remedy. Take as required to regulate the bowels. 

Bilious Colic. 

The best method of treating colic in any form is by 
drinking hot water, and hot applications, followed by an 


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injection into the bowels of hot water, 1 qt. and castor 
oil 1 oz. 

Lead Colic. 

The treatment for lead colic is the same as any other 
except the iodide of potash should be taken for some time 
after an attack to avoid its repetition. The following will 
be found adequate. 


Iodide of potash. 1 drachm 

Water . 1 quart 


Dose one teaspoonful before meals. Care should be 
taken to keep the bowels regular. 

Uterine Colic. 

Treat by hot applications and a dose of sweet spirits 
of niter. One teaspoonful in water. 

Gall Stones. 

So-called gall stones are caused by a thickening of the 
bile. The main symptom is an excrutiating pain in the 
right side. Dovers powders in ten grain doses, and hot 
applications will bring relief. The best method of cure 
is to take Olive oil in tablespoon doses one hour before 
each meal and before bed-time. 

Inflammation of the Bowels. 

Inflammation of the bowels is an inflamed condition of 
the intestines. The symptoms are pain, tenderness on 
pressure over the bowels, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. 
The best method of treatment is rest for the bowels while 
Dovers powders may be administered in ten grain doses 
every four hours until six or eight powders have been 
taken. Massage properly applied will quickly relieve this 
complaint. Hot applications should be used until the 




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pain ceases. A few drops of turpentine put in the water 
from which the cloths are wrung is to be recommended. 

Peritonitis. 

Peritonitis, or inflammation of the peritoneum, may be 
acute or chronic, and it may be general or local. A gen¬ 
eral peritonitis is most usually caused by the introduction 
of septic organisms into the peritoneal cavity, such as may 
follow a perforating wound of the abdominal wall; hence 
the danger of abdominal operations. The condition may 
also arise from the bursting of an abscess, a cystic tumor, 
or an aneurism. The inflammation may also spread through 
the diaphragm from the plural or pericardial tissues. 
Other secondary causes of peritonitis are Bright’s Disease, 
erysipelas, and perhaps rheumatism. One of the great 
dangers of appendicitis is septic peritonitis either before 
or after the operation. In women the most fertile source 
of peritonial inflammation is diseases of the pelvic organs. 
The chief symptoms of peritonitis are pain, rise of tem¬ 
perature, thirst, sickness, hiccough, diarrhoea, and, it may 
be, rigor and collapse. The treatment varies greatly with 
the cause, variety and course of the disease. Rest is of 
the greatest importance while clothes rung out of hot 
water, and sprinkled with turpentine, may be of advant¬ 
age in allaying the inflammation. Massage is often of the 
highest benefit, but must be by an expert operator. Opium 
in some form, is of advantage in deadening the pain. 
Call a physician at once, as delays are extremely danger¬ 
ous. 

Worms. 

Worms may be present at any time during life, from 


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the cradle to the grave. Tlie most prominent symptoms 
of stomach or intestinal worms is itching of the nose, a 
bad taste in the mouth in the morning, with fetid breath, 
capricious appetite, bloating of stomach or abdomen, 
thirst, fever toward evening, grating of teeth during 
sleeping, red lips, with paleness about the lips, pink spot 
upon the cheeks general paleness and languor. The best 
remedy is Santonin one grain upon going to bed. One 
half hour before rising in the morning another one grain 
of Santonin. Upon arising take a sedlitz powder; at the 
same time take a handful of quassia chips and pour one 
quart of boiling water upon it. After the bowels have 
moved once or twice, wait one hour and then take as a 
douche into the bowels the quassia tea. Repeat in seven 
days. Also repeat again in seven days more. The above 
is for an adult, take one half of the amount for a child. 

Tape Wokm. 

The most prominent symptoms are emaciation, diz¬ 
ziness, ringing in the ears, impairment of vision, exces¬ 
sive flow of saliva, itching about the nose, impairment of 
appetite and indigestion, colicky pains in the abdomen. 
Many cases of so-called consumption, are no more nor 
less than a tape-worm. A positive cure is upon retiring 
eat a salt herring, in the morning drink a cup of black cof¬ 
fee, in one half hour later drink one half cup of peruvian 
bark tea. To make peruvian bark tea, get of peruvian 
bark 20 cents worth, pour on one pint of boiling water 
let simmer on back of stove for twelve hours. If this 
does not prove efifective take Pelaterine as directed. 


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Dropsy and Bright’s Disease. 

Dropsy is not a disease, but a symptom. It may be in 
evidence in various forms. It is an accumulation of 
watery elements in portions of the body where they are 
not usually found. If the fluid accumulates in the con¬ 
nective tissue under the skin, it gives the skin a pale 
puffed appearance, and is called Anasarca. If the^fluid 
collects between the abdominal wall and the intestines, it 
is called Ascitis. If the fluid collects in the chest between 
the lung and the ribs, it is called Hyrothorax. If the 
fluid collects between the skull and the brain it is called 
Hydrocephales, water on the brain. The water may col¬ 
lect in a tumor of the ovary, and is then called ovarian 
dropsy. The cause is poor circulation especially of the 
lymphatics, impoverishment of the blood, or inflamma¬ 
tion of the kidneys. A favorite term for dropsy is Bright's 
disease in which one of the first symptoms is swelling of 
the feet and legs, followed by swelling and distortion of 
the face. Some of the numerous mineral waters which 
contain the salicylates will be found highly beneficial. 
Buttermilk will be found of great value if drank daily. 
But for a sure and permanent cure Scientific Magnetic 
Massage is the only true method of treatment. Wyeth’s 
Effervescing Phosphate of Soda is a good remedy. A 
good remedy is Jalap 40 grains, cream of tartar 4 ounces. 
Make into four pills and take one every second day. 

Inflammation of the Liver. 

This disease usually begins with a chill, followed by a 
fever, nausea and vomiting; the tongue is heavily coated, 
yellow or white; the bowels are constipated; the urine 


54 Health and Disease 

scanty and often of a deep brown color; a bitter taste in 
the mouth, the matter vomited being of a greenish yellow. 
There is a pain over the liver, increased by coughing, deep 
breathing or pressure. There may be jaundice and pain 
under the right shoulder. The best method of treatment 
is rest, careful diet, hot applications and massage; and 
take Wyeth’s granular effervescing Potassium Bicarbon¬ 
ate, three times daily. 

Gin Liver (Cirrhosis of the Liver). 

Gin liver is an inflammation of the liver which is fol¬ 
lowed by a shrinking of that organ and a dropsical con¬ 
dition of the abdomen, with occasionally swelling of the 
feet and legs. Medically there is no known cure, but in 
the hands of an expert Massagist a cure can be speedily 
effected, Wyeth’s Potassium Bicarbonate should be taken. 

Jaundice. 

Jaundice, like dropsy, is a symptom, and not a disease. 
It designates a yellow condition of the skin, which is 
manifest more particularly in the eyes. The cause is pres¬ 
ence of bile in the blood. The cure is careful diet and 
massage. Great benefit may also be obtained by drinking 
a tea made of tag alder, and taking Wyeth’s Potassium 
Bicarbonate. 

Gravel. 

Gravel is the formation of small stones in the kidneys. 
The main symptoms are nausea and vomiting, profuse 
perspiration, pallor of the surface, with a constant desire 
to pass the urine. After cessation of the pain, there is a 
feeling of an exhausted but comfortable condition, and an 
excessive discharge of urine. The best method of treat- 


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ment is to stimulate the kidneys by careful massage and 
taking' twenty to thirty grains of the bicarbonate of potash 
in water three times per day (Wyeth’s). Massage should 
be used only between the attacks. Dovers powders, in 10- 
grain doses, may be taken to relieve the pain. 

Diabetis (Sugar in the Urine). 

The first symptoms are—indigestion, constipation, loss 
of fiesh and strength, thirst and capricious appetite, and 
an increased flow of pale urine. In some cases the urine 
causes a stinging, hot sensation as it passes along the 
urethra, and soreness of the skin—eczema—is frequently 
induced around the genitals, especially in women. The 
quantity of the urine is sometimes increased from three 
pints (normal) to even as much as forty quarts per day. 
The skin becomes dry and harsh, voracious appetite and 
thirst. Boils are sometimes a prominent symptom, and 
ulcers of the lower limbs sometimes occur. There is 
bloating of the abdomen, and a drawn in or contracting 
of the stomach, with pain in the stomach. In women one 
very prominent symptom is the cessation of the menstrual 
flow and many other signs of pregnancy. The best remedy 
is to take Wyeth’s Efifervescing Sodium Phosphate, and 
massage treatments. In this case, which is a serious affec¬ 
tion, the masseur must be an expert. 

CHAPTER VH. 

NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SKIN. 

Inflammation of the Brain. 

The symptoms of inflammation of the brain are,—Chill, 
intense pain in the head, redness of the face and eyes, 


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vomiting, roaring in the ears, an excited, distressed look 
and extreme sensitiveness to light, sound and movement. 
The eyebrows are usually contracted. There may be 
delirium and convulsions. The fever is intense. The 
delirium often amounts to the appearance of insanity. 
After a day or two the delirium may give way to a stage 
of depression, when the patient may appear stupid. The 
respiration is slow and part of the body may become limp. 
One of the first objects of treatment is to keep the bowels 
open, the head cool by cold cloths or pounded ice, and 
circulation stimulated in the feet and legs by massage. 
Good results have been obtained by immersing the lower 
limbs in hot water. Call a physician at the first symptom. 

Tuberculous Meningitis. 

The above is a form of inflammation of the brain, which 
occurs mostly in scrofulous individuals. Its development 
is slow and gradual. There is pain in the head, especially 
in the forehead. The child becomes pale and emaciated, 
the appetite is impaired, the temper becomes irritable, 
and there is a loss of the usual disposition for amusement 
and exercise. An early symptom is vomiting; there 'is 
some fever. The child is usually sensitive to light and 
sound; prefers the dark and quiet room. The face is 
often flushed and pale in succession. Later, in the disease, 
the child becomes drowsy and stupid; there is less sen¬ 
sitiveness to light and sound. During sleep, the child 
closes the eyes but partially. Finally the patient becomes 
unconscious. Convulsions may occur at short intervals 
and a fatal result ensues. Medically the disease is incur¬ 
able. The only hope is in massage which if applied in 


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57 


time may effect a cure.^ The bowels should be kept open 
with Sodium Phosphate. 

Spinal Meningitis. 

This is an inflammation of the membranes which sur¬ 
round the spinal chord. There is pain along the entire 
length of the spinal column, radiating to the extremities, 
and aggravated by movements of the body. In a few 
days, the muscles be.come stiffened and rigid, and there 
may be spasmodic contractions of the body. The only 
hope of cure is by early and persistent massage, medicines 
being of no avail, except Sodium Phosphate (Wyeth’s 
Effervescing). Call a physician at once. 

Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. 

This affection, also known as spotted fever, occurs 
usually as an epidemic. The onset of the disease is sudden 
and includes a chill, nausea and vomiting, pain in the 
head which soon extends down the spine. While pres¬ 
sure along the spine does not cause pain, pressure upon 
the abdomen or stomach causes intense pain; the skin is 
also very sensitive. The patient is very sensitive to touch, 
light or sound. Violent contractions of the muscles take 
place, especially of the back and neck. Delirium is a 
prominent symptom, often being manifest from the first. 
Massage is about the only successful method of treat¬ 
ment, and even this often proves of no avail. Call a phy¬ 
sician at once. 

Apoplexy (Stroke). 

Apoplexy is caused from a rupture of a blood vessel in 
the brain, or the tissues surrounding the brain, which pro¬ 
duces pressure upon some part of the brain, and inter- 


58 Health and Disease 

fering with the function of the ,part affected, causing 
insensibility. Sometimes the patient is rigid, sometimes 
limp. At other times there is an aimless movement of 
some parts of the body, while other parts of the body are 
helpless or paralyzed. An attack sometimes occurs with¬ 
out any preliminary symptoms; at other times there is 
headache or dizziness for some time before an attack. 
The only treatment which will be of benefit is heart stimu¬ 
lants and massage. A cup of strong salt water is one of 
the best stimulants which can be used in apoplexy. The 
heart stimulant to be administered should be by the advise 
of the family physician. 

Epilepsy. 

In epilepsy, the patient often, with a shriek, falls insen¬ 
sible to the ground. The spasm is often for only a 
moment; at other times of long duration. The only treat¬ 
ment is to so place the patient that they cannot injure 
themselves, and by placing a towel or knotted handker¬ 
chief between their teeth so they cannot bite their tongue. 
The only hope of a cure is to determine the- cause and 
treat accordingly, by so doing nearly every case can be 
cured. Massage is one of the surest ways of permanently 
curing most cases. A decision cannot be made as to the 
possibility of a cure, until a thorough examination has 
been made. 

St. Vitus Dance. 

A nervous disorder in which the patient cannot restrain 
the continuous movements of various parts, or the whole 
of the body. The best method of treatment is rest and 
massage. No medicine should be given unless prescribed 


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59 


by the family physician. Sodium phosphate will be found 
of great benefit. 

Catalepsy. 

A nervous disease in which the patient becomes appar¬ 
ently unconscious, helpless and rigid. The rigid condi¬ 
tion usually soon passes away leaving the muscles more 
pliable, and the limbs easily moved. The best treatment 
is to administer aromatic spirits of ammonia in water and 
apply hot plates or a hot water bag to the heart. There 
need be no fear of death, as hysterics do not produce that 
result. Massage is of great benefit, and should be resorted 
to in all cases. 

Lock Jaw. 

The early symptoms of lock jaw are a stiffness of the 
muscles about the neck and at the back of the head, affect¬ 
ing the movements of the lower jaw, and then gradually 
extending to other parts of the body; sometimes the whole 
body becoming rigid. The disease is cause by tetanus 
baccillus being inoculated into some wound or abrasion of 
the skin. The best way to avoid all danger of tetanus is 
to wash all wounds with a solution of peroxide of hydro¬ 
gen or pure alcohol. The best method of treatment is to 
poultice the jaws and neck with an oatmeal and lard 
poultice, give stimulants to strengthen the heart and mas¬ 
sage to keep the muscles flexible. And call the most 
expert physician. Massage should not be used until all 
spasms have ceased. During the spasms massage might 
prove fatal. 

Hydrophobia. 

Is caused from a person being bitten by a rabid animal. 


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The disease develops in four to eight weeks. The early 
symptoms are, dullness, depression, irritability, and gen¬ 
eral ill health. Later there is difficulty in swallowing which 
becomes worse as the disease develops; and hoarseness 
of the voice ensues. The patient also becomes extremely 
sensitive to sounds and vibrations. The best preventative 
is to wash the wound at once with warm water, and then 
treat it with carbolic acid or corrosive sublimate in suffi¬ 
cient strength to destroy the tissues and the poison with 
which they have been inculcated. The same result may 
be obtained by using a red hot wire or nitrate of silver. 
In addition, the Pastuer treatment should be adopted as 
soon as it can be obtained. Call a physician, as soon as 
bitten. 

Alcoholism. 

Is caused by an excessive use of alcoholic beverages. 
Many a so-called moderate drinker, one who was never 
known to become intoxicated, suffers from alcoholism. 
While a certain amount of alcohol is of benefit to every 
person; just what amount is a benefit is hard to determine. 
I have treated a number of people for nervous prostra¬ 
tion, who, though claiming to be temperate, were suffer¬ 
ing from alcoholism; the real cause of their nervous 
trouble. The best method of treatment is hot baths, plenty 
of fresh air and exercise. As a medicine the following 
tonic will be found to be of advantage. 


Pyrophosphate of iron. . . 40 grains 

Quinine.20 grains 

Extract of Nuxvomica. 5 grains 


Mix and make 20 pills. Take one before meals. Cocoa- 





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nut oil in tablespoon doses will be found to aid materially 
iii a cure. While one of the best is sage tea at meal time, 
as-well-as between meals. 

Delirium Tremens. 

This affliction occurs in habitual drinkers, due to exces¬ 
ses or unusual abstinence. The patient becomes irritable 
and peevish then delirious. The person should be placed 
either in a straight jacket or padded cell. One of the best 
remedies is the following; 


Bromide of potassium .2 ounces 

Hydrate of Chloral.1 ounce 

Syrup of orange peel.2 ounces 

Water.•.2 ounces 


Dose, a teaspoonful in water every two hours, until four 
doses have been taken, unless the patient becoms quiet 
before. Care must be taken in giving the above to discon¬ 
tinue its use so soon as the patient becomes quiet. For 


a nerve tonic give. 

Tincture of Nuxvomica.6 drachms 

Tincture of digitalis ..6 drachms 

Tincture of gentian.6 drachms 

Wine of pepsin...2 ounces 


Mix and take a teaspoonful before meals. 

Headache. . 

Is usually caused from some derangement of the 
stomach, which can often be traced to the liver. Some 
defect of the eyes, often causes severe headache in which 
case an Oculist should be consulted at once. As you only 
have one pair of eyes, never buy glasses of a peddlar, at a 
ten-cent store, or any other cheap place. Always go to an 










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expert. Never take patent headache powders, but con¬ 
sult your family physician. A sedlitz powder will often 
give relief. Rubbing the head will often give relief and 
sometimes cure. 

Dizziness. 

Is caused from some derangement of the kidneys or 
liver, or some defect in the eyes. If the eyes are at fault 
consult an Oculist; if the liver or kidneys are at fault 
take massage treatments. A good remedy for any de¬ 
rangement of the liver is. 


Rhubarb . 2 grains 

Ipicac. %. grain 

Peppermint (oil) .gram 

Aloes . Yz grain 

Nuxvomica.grain 

Sodium Bicarbonate. 5 grains 


The above is on the market as Lilly’s Rhubarb and Soda 
Comp. H. or can perhaps be more readily obtained under 
the name of Ripan’s Tablets. 

Locomotor Ataxia. 

Is a nervous affection which causes a contraction of the 
inner muscles of the whole body; more especially of the 
eyes and lower limbs. The disease manifests itself very 
slowly, first by failing of the eyesight and pains in the 
stomach and right side; often having the symptoms of 
gall-stones; also shooting or neuralgic pains in other parts 
of the body. In walking the patient cannot feel the floor. 
The gait is uncertain, especially in the dark. Total blind¬ 
ness often occurs, caused by a contraction of the muscular 
coat of the eye; not a defect of the optic nerve. The only 








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63 


hope of recovery is in massage treatments by an expert 
masseur; one who understands, not only how to manip¬ 
ulate the muscles and nerves, but the control of mag¬ 
netism ; because a person suffering from Locomotor 
Ataxia has an excess of magnetism, therefore electricity 
should never be used. Benefit will also be derived from 
some good nerve tonic of which the following will be 


found the best: 

Phosphorus .1-100 grain 

Ext. nucis vomica. 1-10 grain 

Assofoeditoe. 1 grain 

Ext. Valerian. Yi grain 

Ext. Sumbul. p 2 grain 

Ferrous Carbonate. 1^ grains 


Take one pill three times per day. The cause of Loco¬ 
motor Ataxia is overwork, or excess of any kind, and cer¬ 
tain diseased conditions. 

Wasting Palsy. 

This disease is an atrophy (wasting away) of the mus¬ 
cles with a consequent loss of strength. It usually is first 
noticed by a shrinking of the ball of one of the thumbs, 
then slowly extending up the arm. In a short time the 
other arm becomes affected, also other muscles of the 
body. 

The only cure is careful living and temperance in all 
things. Good plain nourishing food and massage. 

Paralysis. 

By paralysis is generally meant loss of motion. It can 
be caused by three distinct causes, or defects in either 
the brain, spinal cord or a nerve. If the cause is in the 








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brain (cerebrum) the paralysis is of one side of the body 
and the opposite side of the face. If there is a blood clot 
or injury to the cerebellum, then the paralysis is accom¬ 
panied by atrophy and contraction of the part affected. 
If the paralysis is caused from an injury to the spine, then 
it is of a local character, as perhaps one leg. Oftentimes 
indigestion is caused from paresis (partial paralysis) of 
the solar plexus nerve of the stomach; while often kidney, 
liver, bowel and bladder difficulties are from the same 
cause. Women who suffer from severe female complaints 
can often trace the origin and cause of their suffering to 
paresis. Often times a patient has a numbness of some 
part of the body and imagine they are paralyzed, when in 
fact, they are suffering from syphilis. Many so-called 
consumptives of the lingering type, are in reality dying 
with syphilis instead of tuberculosis. The best treatment 
for paralysis in any form, is fresh air, sunshine, good food 
and massage and the attention of a physician to prescribe 
what remedies are needed. 

Infantile Paralysis. 

This condition is invariably caused by the bungling of 
the attending physician at the time of the confinement or 
to the uncalled for use of instruments. While the injury 
is done at the time of the birth, it may be several months 
before the disease is manifest. The only hope of recov¬ 
ery is by good food and clothing, massage, and tonic medi¬ 
cines prescribed by a physician. 

Shaking Palsy. 

This is an affection of the aged, or those who have in- 


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65 


dulged in excesses. The best method of treatment is care¬ 
ful diet, and rest. 

Nervous Exhaustion. 

This is typically an American disease. It is an exhaus¬ 
tion, or burning out of the nerves and nerve centers. The 
symptoms are varied. One of the first is an inability to 
keep at one occupation for any length of time. There is a 
tired uneasy feeling, itching of the skin, without cause; 
specks before the eyes, a feeling of fear of impending dis¬ 
aster, palpitation of the heart, tightness across the chest, 
highly colored scanty urine, followed by clear profuse 
urine, vague pains throughout different portions of the 
body, sleeplessness, and in fact nearly every symptom 
which may be mentioned. The best treatment is rest, 
recreation, sea-bathing if possible, reasonable exercise, 
sunshine and fresh air, good food and massage, and a 
good nerve tonic. If you are a city man, rich or poor, go 
on a farm for a while and carefully develop up your 
muscles and get your blood circulating. If you are a city 
woman go into the country and gather eggs, make butter 
and pick berries, and above all do not be afraid of getting 
tanned. Six months spent in the country will do you 
more good than six years of doctoring. Above all do not 
be idle. What you need is bodily exercise and mental 
rest. If you cannot go out into the country, take a good 
massage treatment every day or every other day. Do less 
business, but don’t give up your business. Just soldier a 
little. Go to shows, but not to church and funerals and, 
take the following nerve food tablet for one year: 


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Phosphorus .1-100 grain 

Ext. nucis vomicae. 1-10 grain 

Assofoeditae. 1 grain 

Ext. valerian. Yi grain 

Ext. sumbul. grain 

Ferrous carbonate. 1^ grains 

Take one before each meal. Any manufacturing chem¬ 
ist will make them. The best way is to order them 
through your local druggist. 

There is no disease in which massage plays so important 
a part as nervous exhaustion. The benefit to be derived 
from scientific massage is of far greater curative value 
than any or all medicines which can be prescribed by the 
most expert physician. 

Sunstroke. 

Sunstroke or heatstroke, is a form of nervous prostra¬ 
tion caused by excessive heat. There is two forms. One 
is where the patient becomes pale and unconscious, the 
pulse is faint, skin cool, and breathing regular, while the 
temperature (internal) is increased. 

There is no paralysis as in apoplexy. The treatment 
of this form of heatstroke is to loosen the clothing, do not 
elevate the head, and give stimulants. In this form of 
sunstroke, massage will be of benefit in stimulation of the 
circulation, and to strengthen the heart action. But an 
expert must be employed. 

In the other form of sunstroke, the patient is uncon¬ 
scious, pulse faint, skin burning hot, face livid, breathing 
very loud; often there is moaning. The temperature may 
raise to 110 or higher. The treatment is one of lowering 








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67 


the temperature. Therefore an ice pack should be used. 
If ice cannot be obtained, place the patient in a cold bath 
and allow cold water to run upon the back of the neck. 
Do not give stimulants. While the temperature can be 
quickly reduced by massage, it can only be done by an 
experienced masseur. An expert massagist can reduce 
the temperature of a fever in less time than any known 
drug; but it should not be attempted by other than an 
adept. 

Whooping Cough. 

The best method of treatment in whooping cough, is 
to wear flannel next to the skin, take syrup of squills until 
the patient whoops, then give a tea made of sweet brier 
buds. 

DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 

Pimples. 

For pimples, wash the face in hot water and castile soap, 
which will open the pores of the skin and cleanses the 
same. If the pimples still persist use the following lotion 
at night, or in the morning, or both: 


Zinc Oxide . 45 grains 

Corrosive Sublimate . ^ grains 

Citric Acid . 7^2 grains 

Ext. witch hazel . 3 ounces 


If the above treatment does not prove to be a cure, you 
have some constitutional cause for the pimples which can 
then only be cured by removing the cause. In women the 
menstrual period is often the cause. There may be some 
female weakness, or the flow may occur in the wrong time 
of the month. The cause can only be determined by con- 






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suiting a physician or expert massagist. 

Dandruff. 

The best method for curing dandruff is to use the hair¬ 
brush freely. If that does not effect a cure, use the fol¬ 
lowing : 

Take of Gum Tragacanth, ^ ounce, and boil slowly 
until it becomes thoroughly cooked. Then squeeze 
through a cloth, then add. 


Glycerine . 1 ounce 

Oil Sweet Almonds. 1 ounce 

Tincture of Benzoin .1^4 drachms 


Boil all together for a few minutes, then when cooling 
add rose water to make a pomade and rub into the scalp 
each night. 

Itch 

The itch is caused from a small itch mite. To cure, 
"wash the affected part in hot water and castile soap, then 
.anoint with lard and sulphur. Also take three times daily 
one-half teaspoonful of Sulphur, 1 part; Cream of Tartar, 
2 parts. 

Salt Rheum (Eczema). 

Eczema is one of the most common skin diseases known. 
There is redness, itching, a feeling of heat, a watery sub¬ 
stance exudes from the surface, after which scales are 
formed over the surface. If the scales are removed, the 
surface is found to be pale red, while the water begins at 
once to exude from the surface. The best method of 
treatment is to improve the general health, wash the 
affected part with hot water and castile soap, then anoint 
with one of the following: 





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Diachylon Ointment .1 part 

Petrolatum.1 part 

or 

Take fine cut tobacco.^4 ounce 

Seeded raisins. 1 ounce 

Plantain leaves . 1 ounce 

Petrolatum.54 pound 

Boil all together until crisp then strain through a cloth. 
The best ointment is, 

Resorcin .50 grains 

Corrosive Sublimate. Yi grain 

Icthyol . 1 drachm 

Lanoline . Yz ounce 

Petrolatum . Y^ ounce 


Dissolve the resorcin in a very small amount of water, 
then mix all together. The above is poisonous and should, 
therefore, not be allowed to enter the eyes or ears. Wash¬ 
ing the part with pure grain alcohol or alcohol and witch 
hazel will often relieve the itching and aid in effecting a 
cure. 

Dry Tetter. 

Dry Tetter is a skin disease which is characterized by 
white, glistening scales and no itching. It usually attacks 
the elbows and knees, but may extend over the whole 
body. If it effects the head, it causes excessive dandruff. 

The best method of treatment is to take a hot bath in 
which castile soap is freely used to remove the scales, 
then apply the following ointment: 

Chrysophanic acid.2^4 drachms 

Simple ointment. 10 drachms 















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or 

Pyrogalic acid.2 drachms 

Petrolatum .2 ounces 

As the above ointments are quite irritating, care must 
be taken in their use. 

Ring Worm. 

Ring worm is caused from parasites in the skin. The 


best treatment is, 

Sulphate of Zinc .10 grains 

Rosewater. 1 ounce 


Apply to the aifected part. 

Liver Spots. 

Under this term there is two or more distinct skin 
affections. In one there is slightly elevated patches of a 
reddish brown or fawn colored, these patches vary much 
in size and outline. They usually occur upon the chest and 
root of the neck, and spread in various directions. The 
patches are usually quite itchy, but cause no pain, and do 
not affect the general health. The affection is caused by a 
form of fungus growth. The disease is readily cured by 
an application for some time of the following: 


Hyposulphite of Soda.6 drachms 

Glycerine .2 ounces 

Water .4 ounces 


Another form of the disease is called moth spots and 
usually occur around the angles of the eyes, and often 
extend down the side of the face. The spots are caused 
by a disease of the womb which can be cured by strength¬ 
ening the female organs by massage. 









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Fever Blisters (Herpes). 

This affection is known by various names, according to 
its location; when it occurs upon the lips it is called fever 
blisters, or cold sores; when upon the side of the body it 
is called shingles. Herpes consists in the formation of 
watery blisters, several of which lie in close proximity, 
each surrounded by a reddened and inflamed base. The 
vesicles do not burst, but their contents become somewhat 
milky, and finally dry up. The development of the blisters 
is attended with itching, burning, and finally with a smart¬ 
ing which amounts to acute pain. In many cases one 
blister, or crop of blisters, will be followed by a second 
before the first dries up. Herpes often follows some dis¬ 
ease, such as pneumonia. It may follow after a few days 
of indisposition, and is quite often preceded by neuralgia. 
When it occurs upon the chest, the eruption follows the 
edge of a rib. The age when herpes of the side— 
shingles—may appear is between that of ten and twenty- 
five years of age. The eruption of shingles begins with 
a reddening of the skin upon which a few blisters, as 
large as the head of a pin, appear. In the course of a few 
days these blisters have increased in size, and may run 
together to form blisters, as large as a bean. The con¬ 
tents of the blisters is at first a clear, watery fluid which 
gradually becomes cloudy and yellow; in ten to fifteen 
days the blisters begin to dry up and are replaced by 
blackish scabs. The disease lasts from two to three 
weeks; and the eruption leaves no permanent scar. The 
disease is innocent and harmless. The only treatment is 
one of relief. If the blisters occur upon the lips, use 


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spirits of camphor freely; if upon the body, bathe the 
parts with a 50 per cent, solution of alcohol, and further 
protect the parts by covering with a soft cloth smeared 
with vaseline. If the herpes reappear, the general health 
should be looked after. 

Barbers Itch: 

A postular disease which affects the face; the postules 
should be opened, the face shaved every day, after which 
hot flannel cloths should be applied, until, the excessive 
heat and pain have subsided, then apply diachylon oint¬ 
ment, rubbing in well. If this treatment does not effect 
a cure in a couple of months, then apply the following 
ointment after the hot cloths. 


Ointment of Mercury.^ ounce 

Diachylon ointment .^ ounce 


To this add sufficient olive oil to make a soft and agree¬ 
able salve. 

Baldness. 

The first step in curing baldness is to look well to the 
general health. The next step is to massage the scalp 
well each night and apply the following, rubbing in well. 


Alcohol . 4 ounces 

Water .16 ounces 

Sage . Yz ounce 

Onions .^ pound 

Powdered Orris root . 1 ounce 


Place all together and let stand ten days, then pour off 
and Alter. Any desired perfume can be added. 
Erysipelas. 

A febrile, microbe skin disease. The first symptoms of 









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the disease is a hot, puffy, stinging sensation of the skin 
affected. The affected part is red and swollen, and very 
tender upon pressure. It is strictly a skin and sub¬ 
cutaneous affection. It is not a blood disease, therefore 
cannot be cured through the blood, but only by local appli¬ 
cations. The often serious constitutional effects is caused 
by the toxin of the baccillus. The disease often pene¬ 
trates quite deeply into the body by following and affect¬ 
ing some deep lying membrane. The disease is highly 
dangerous, and can be transmitted from one person to 
another by the bacillus passing into the system through 
a slight wound or abrasion of the skin. The services of 
a competent and experienced physician should be enlisted 
as soon as possible. If there is high fever, give sweet 
spirits of nitre in teaspoonful doses every two hours, 
until the fever is reduced. Lemonade should be given as 
a drink, while an occasional hot lemonade and whiskey 
may be beneficial. The bowels should be kept regular by 
taking two tablespoonfuls of castor oil and ten drops of 
turpentine, as occasion may require. Do not take a bath 
but use a flesh brush night and morning instead. If the 
erysipelas is upon the face, do not wash the face, but 
instead apply some kind of ointment and rub off with a 
cloth. Also take tincture of iron in tonic doses. Apply 
the following ointment: 


Resorcin . 1 drachm 

Icthyol . 1 drachm 

Corrosive Sublimate. Yz grain 

Lanoline . 1 ounce 






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Petrolatum 
Water .. .. 


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1 ounce 
. qs. 


Nettle Rash. 

Nettle rash or hives, appear in the shape of elevated 
patches, which are of irregular shape, flat upon the top, 
hard and usually of a pale red color; in some cases how¬ 
ever, the elevated portion of the skin is whiter than that 
which surrounds it. In general the large ones are white 
in the middle and red at the edges, while the smaller ones 
are pale red. The rash may occur in patches, stripes, or 
serpentine shape. These patches itch intensely, and may 
be accompanied by some burning pain. The rash may 
appear upon any part of the body, and usually persists 
but a few hours. When the rash is upon the face there 
may be considerable swelling. It is more of a symptom 
than a disease; therefore, the only method of cure is to 
determine and remove the cause. One great cause is 
carelessness in regard to the diet. Perhaps the greatest 
amount of relief can be obtained by bathing th parts in 
soda or borax water. 

Sweat Rash. 

Sweat rash usually occurs in the spring of the year in 
the form of minute water blisters which may affect only 
the wrists and hands, or the whole body. It is caused 
from a clogging of the pores of the skin. A good salt 
bath will usually give quick relief. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Eyes. 

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or danger, place the face in a basin of water and open and 
close the eyes a few times, when the eyes will be found 
to be cleansed from all foreign matter. 

Inflamed Eyes. 

For inflamed eyes take: 

Alum .10 grains 

Water . 2 ounces 

and wash the eyes occasionally. 

Granulated Lids. 

This affection is caused by the inner surface of the lids 
being studded with minute bodies about the size of a 
pinhead, which may lie closely together over the entire 
inner surface of the lid. This is a serious affection and 
should be treated only by a competent eye specialist. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Ear. 

To remove foreign bodies from the ear, syringe the 
ear with warm water, to which is added a small amount 
of boric acid. 

Catarrh of the External Ear. 

This is a serious affection, and one which will require 
time and patience to effect a cure. The disease is usually 
first noticed by a watery discharge from the ear, which 
in time thickens to a form of very offensive pus like 
liquid. The best form of treatment is to one pint of hot 
water add one heaping teaspoonful of boric acid. After 
the acid is dissolved, syringe out the ear thoroughly. 
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Hydrogen peroxide .... . 1 part 

Water .... .3 parts 

Olive Oil... 4 parts 

Boric acid. 1 part 


then place a few drops of this oil in the ear. This treat¬ 
ment if persisted in will, effect a cure. 

Ear Ache. 

This affection, if acute, may be relieved by dropping 
into the ear olive oil and laudanum equal parts. 

CHAPTER X. 

Nose. 

Catarrh is one of the most common diseases known. It 
is an inflammation of the mucous lining of the nose and 
throat. The best method, of cure is the following oint¬ 
ment, which should be placed in each nostril, rubbed 
upon the bridge of the nose, cheek bones, temples, around 
the ears and glands of the throat. 

Petrolatum .1 lb. 

Seeded raisins.2 lbs. 

Plaintain leaves .2 lbs. 

Boil until crisp then strain through cheese cloth, then 
add Menthol .^ oz. 

The above formula has been used for year^ by a noted 
Catarrh Specialist. 

Bleeding Erom the Nose. 

Eor bleeding from the nose, place the feet in hot water, 
and massage the back of the neck. Cold water or ice 
applied to the back of the neck will often prove to be of 
assistance in stopping the blood. Never under any cir- 











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cumstances plug the nostrils. Nose bleed is a very com¬ 
mon symptom of young girls of the age of puberty. This 
symptom before or at the age of puberty, is a sign of some 
defect or derangement of the female organs, and should 
be attended to without delay. Nothing is so beneficial 
to the girl just budding into womanhood, as massage. 

CHAPTER XI. 

Throat and Neck. 

Goitre, 

Goitre is an enlargement of a gland or glands in the 
front of the neck. It is usually associated with some 
form of female trouble, therefore, the method of treat¬ 
ment depends entirely upon the cause. Medicines are of 
no avail. Scientific magnetic massage is the only method 
of cure. 

Tumors of the Neck. 

These so-called tumors are an enlargement of the lym¬ 
phatic glands. They may also occur in other parts of 
the body and are, in fact, scrofulosis. The only method 
of cure is to improve the general health, take hot baths, 
good food, plenty of fresh air and massage. A good 
external remedy is the following: 


Iodine .4 grains 

Iodide of Potassium.1 drachm 

Glycerine .1 ounce 

Water .1 ounce 


Rub the glands daily with the above. 






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CHAPTER XIL 
Accidents. 

Sprains are often more serious even than a broken 
bone, therefore, should receive the most careful attention. 
The first step in treating a sprain is to reduce the inflam¬ 
mation. For this purpose cold applications, and bathing 
the part with extract of witch hazel, or alcohol and water 
equal parts. As soon as the swelling and inflammation 
are reduced, the limb should be carefully massaged to pre¬ 
vent stiffness of the joint. The limb should not be used 
until all soreness has subsided. Rest will be found to be 
the greatest agency in recovery. It is just as urgent to 
keep a sprained ankle quiet as a brokenleg. Sprains cause 
more cripples than broken bones. 

Burns. 

The proceedure in treating a burn is to keep the air 
excluded from the surface. For that purpose one of the 
best ways is wringing cotton cloths out of olive oil, and 
lay upon the surface of the burn. Another good way is 
to use Petrolatum spread upon a cloth; while cloths 
wrung out of hot water, in which has been dissolved some 
baking soda, and laid upon the burn, will give relief. 
Borax water can be used in the same way. One of the 
best ways is to place the burned or scalded portion in a 
hot bath and kept there for a long time; or until all fire 
is removed, then dressing the surface with some soothing 
ointment. 

Wounds. 

In dressing wounds of all kinds, the first requisite is to 
cleanse the wound with hot water, in which has been dis- 



Fig. 7 



Fio. 7 The Stomach AND Intestines. —1, Stomach. 2, Duodenum. 3, Small 

Intestine. 4, Termination of the ileum. 5, Ccecum. 6, Vermiform appendix. 7, Ascend¬ 
ing colon. 8, Transverse colon. 9, Descending colon. 10, Sigmoid flexure of the colon. 
11^, R ectum. 1 2, Spleen. 

' Fig. 'O. Fig. T. 



Fig. 0. A Chest well proportioned. 
Fig. 1. A CREST.fashionably deformed. 









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solved boric acid, or Peroxide of Hydrogen has been 
added. If the wound is a cut, after the blood is stopped, 
the edges of the wounds should be brought close together 
and bound firmly in place by narrow stripes of adhesive 
plaster. If the skin is torn off. then some bland ointment 
may be applied to the wound and the surface covered with 
a clean cotton cloth or bandage. A rubber bandage with¬ 
out ointment is often the quickest way to heal a sore or 
wound. 

Tooth Ache. 

For tooth ache take Salicylate of soda in five grain 
doses every two hours until the pain ceases. ISfot more 
than 40 grains should be taken at once. Ten grain doses 
every half hour will give quick relief. 

If the gum is swollen, soak seeded raisins, cut in half, 
in whiskey and place against the affected tooth. Then 
place an oatmeal poultice, made as follows:—boil oat¬ 
meal in a very little water, then add lard and cook for a 
few minutes, then apply to the face between two cloths. 
Keep applying the poultice until the pain ceases. After 
the soreness and swelling are gone, consult a dentist, and 
have the offending tooth treated. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Diseases of Women. 

Of |he greatest importance to the human race; as well 
as the thrift or downfall of a nation, is the perfect health 
or weakness of the women of that nation. When the hus¬ 
bandman prepares the soil and selects the seed, for a 
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fit the soil, and the greatest care in the selection of the 
seed, so as to guard against disease germs in either soil 
or seed. Then why should we expect a poorly developed, 
poorly nourished and diseased woman to become the 
mother of sturdy and perfect offspring? Why do we see 
so many delicate children on every hand? Why so many 
crooked spines and bow legs? The answer is, ignorance 
of mothers. Why are our streets factories, stores and 
homes full of complaining women? The answer is the 
same, ignorance. How many women, even college grad¬ 
uates, are educated concerning the functions and care of 
their bodies? Not one out of ten thousand. If our phy¬ 
sicians spent more time in imparting necessary and use¬ 
ful knowledge to their patients; teaching them how to 
care for themselves and live properly, instead of doping 
them with uncalled for and poisonous drugs, the world 
would be happier. There would be less divorces, fewer 
hospitals, fewer prisons; while two-thirds of the lawyers, 
nurses and physicians would find some other occupation 
more profitable. In the hands of woman are the reins of 
destiny of every nation. God bless the fresh air, out¬ 
door athletic girl, she is the hope of the future gener¬ 
ations. 

Hygiene of Puberty. 

At the present time it is an exception to find a woman 
who does not have some form of female weakness. 
Watch closely the women upon our city streets, and you 
will find many to have latteral curvature of the spine 
caused by an atrophied condition of the obliqnus externus 
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can, in the majority of cases, be found in connection with 
some form of ovarian or womb trouble. Now what is 
the cause of these various forms of weakness? Simply 
ignorance of the laws of development and health. Before 
the girl reaches the age of puberty, she should be allowed 
the same life as her brother. She should be allowed to 
play base-ball, foot-ball, run, wrestle, row and swim. She 
should lead an out-door life; in which she is given an 
opportunity, to not only develop the muscles of the arms, 
legs and back, but more especially the muscles of her 
abdomen. But instead of this out-door life, our young 
girls are kept in the home and taught to do needlework 
and play the piano, and then enter the estate of woman¬ 
hood in a weakened, undeveloped condition; a fit subject 
in a few years, for the divorce court. A woman to be true 
must have health; diseased and weakened conditions of 
the body has a like weakening effect upon the resisting 
power of the mind, hence, the easy downward path to- 
immorality, disgrace and ruin. When the young girl 
reaches the age of 12 to 14, she begins to act rather bash¬ 
ful ;she appears to be more sedate and thoughtful: natures 
first symptoms of budding womanhood. Now is the time 
when a mother’s watchful care, sympathy and advice are 
to be given. The coming woman should be taught the 
many secrets and mysteries of her coming years. She 
should be carefully instructed concerning the care and 
functions of her organs of generation. She should be 
warned of the coming of her first menstrual period; that 
she may know of its importance and how to care for 
herself at that time. Many a young girl has been fright- 


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ened by the first appearance of coming woman-hood; 
and by her endeavor to keep the secret through fear of 
punishment and disgrace, she has laid the foundation of 
future pain and suffering. With the beginning of her 
first monthly sickness, she should be taught to be quiet 
as possible, refrain from all forms of excitement and 
social functions; to lie upon the couch during the day as 
much as possible; she should leave the lid of the piano 
closed; should be kept from church and school, and do 
no studying during the three or four days of the sick¬ 
ness. If this plan is followed from the dawn of woman¬ 
hood to the change of life, female complaints and weak¬ 
nesses would be practically unknown. After the cessa¬ 
tion of the flow, there should be used a douche of warm 
water, in which is a tablespoonful of boric acid. Great 
care should be taken not to allow the water to flow with 
too much force, otherwise permanent injury may be done 
to the womb. A douche should never be used at any 
iOther time. The most fertile source of many discharges 
ds the daily use of the douche. \ 

Diseases of Puberty. 

At no time of life is disease so apt to gain a foothold 
as at puberty. If the young girl enters into womanhood 
without proper abdominal, muscular and circulatory 
development, disease is sure to gain a foothold at the very 
first opportunity. One of the most common of diseases 
is of the nervous type. The young girl experiences a 
sense of languor; she is pale with occasional slight twitch¬ 
ing of the muscles, often there is a slight atrophy of one 
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paralysis. Headache is also prominent. These symptoms 
are caused by a lack of development, especially of the 
development of the ovaries, causing poor circulation and 
its attending ills. The best form of treatment is plenty 
of exercise in the open air, moderate exercise in a gym¬ 
nasium, all clothing suspended from the shoulders, side 
elastics; plenty of sleep, plain but nourishing food, plenty 
of milk, no tea or coffee, plenty of fruit, but little meat. 
No medicine, but a course of massage treatments to 
develop up the abdominal organs and increase the cir¬ 
culation, will prove a sure and perfect cure. If mothers 
understod the value of massage for their daughters, who 
are just emerging into womanhood, there would not be 
one-tenth of the fretful, ailing women who crowd our 
streets. Flat chests, stooping shoulders, curvature of the 
spine, one hip or shoulder higher than the other, the toes 
of one or both feet, turning too much in or out, are all 
caused from lack of muscular developrhent. One muscle 
becomes slightly atrophied, while its opponent is strong ; 
then we soon have some deformity, which, if taken in 
time, can be easily cured by scientific massage; but if 
alowed to continue for any length of time, a cure may 
be not only tedious and expensive, but sometimes a per¬ 
fect cure is impossible. In massage we only assist nature, 
and nature if too long abused, often refuses to allow a 
cure. But in all cases of deformity, avoid the plaster 
cast and knife; as the country today is full of incurable 
cripples, made so by the ignorant use of the plaster cast 
and knife. Ninety-nine per cent of the cases where the 
surgeon s knife is used to maim and rend humanity, can 


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be cured by the use of the hands alone, by scientific 
massage. 

Diseases of the Vulva. 

No form of female complaints are so annoying as dis¬ 
eases of the vulva. One of the most troublesome is 
abscess. The best method of treatment is absolute clean¬ 
liness, by bathing the parts with castile soap and water; 
and so soon as the abcesses break they should be cleansed 
by using a solution of boric acid and water. A small 
soft rubber ear syringe will be found serviceable in cleans¬ 
ing the ulcers. Care should be taken to improve the 
general health, and to promote the circulation of the 
blood. 

Eczema of the Vulva. 

This troublesome complaint is caused from either lack 
of cleanliness, friction of the clothing, or otherwise; or 
the use of some irritating substance in cleaning the parts. 

The best results will be obtained by cleanliness, and the 
use of some bland ointment such as Diachlyon ointment. 
If the ointment does not effect a cure, then wash the 
parts with Sulphate of Zinc, 10 grains dissolved in one- 
half pint of water. 

Excessive Sensitiveness of the Vulva. 

This is one of the most vexing conditions with which 
married women have to contend. It is usually found in 
connection with some nervous disorder. Medicines have 
but little avail, unless tonics be taken to improve the 
general health; the trouble is of a nervous, glanular type,, 
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have never known constitutional massage and local treat¬ 
ments to fail to cure this complaint. 

Contraction of the Vulva. 

Many a woman is wife in name only j manv a young 
woman unable to wed, because of the muscular contrac¬ 
tion of the vulva. This is one case where the surgeon’s 
knife is worse than useless, but where scientific magnetic 
massage can overcome the muscular contraction, and 
effect a painless and permanent cure. I must in connec¬ 
tion with the treatment of contraction of the vulva, say, 
that no ordinary masseur or osteopath is competent to 
handle the case. The massagist must be an adept in the 
knowledge of bloodless surgery, and a full understanding 
of anatomy, especially of the female organs; besides the 
gift of psychic diagnosis to further guide him in the 
manipulation of the muscles, nerves and ligaments of 
those organs. In other words, in cases of this character, 
the masseur must be like the poet “born, not made.” 

Diseases of the Womb. 

Inflammation of the womb can be caused by various 
reasons. One of the most fertile sources is the indis¬ 
criminate use of the douche. Attempted abortion is 
another source of the disease. The symptoms are a 
heavy feeling in the lower abdomen, a sensation of heat 
and pain, hot flashes, headache, backache, and etc.; and 
a glairy white discharge. Rest is one of the best treat¬ 
ments, with injections of hot water into the colon. Then 
hot towels wrung out of water, and placed across the 
abdomen, into which a small amount of turpentine or 
salt will be found very beneflcial. Care should be taken 


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to regulate the menstrual flow, as this is often the source 
of the inflammation. The most reliable and permanent 
cure is by massage. 

Chronic Enlargement of the Womb. 

Enlargement of the womb is usually caused by con¬ 
finement or miscarriage; although sometimes by chronic 
inflammation. The main symptoms are,—pain in the 
back and loins; pain in the top of the head; languor and 
debility; derangement of menstruation; leucorrhoea; and 
pain during intercourse. The best course of treatment is 
rest, some good tonic medicine, such as equal parts of 
port wine and extract of malt, to build up the general 
system, and massage to strengthen the sexual organs and 
cause the womb to return to a normal size. 

Peri Uterine Innflammation. 

This affection consists in an inflammation of the tissues 
which surround the womb. It often accompanies inflam¬ 
mation of the womb or ovaries, injuries from instru¬ 
ments, coition. The symptoms vary. There is frequently 
a chill, followed by a fever; pain and tenderness in the 
lower part of the abdomen; sometimes nausea and vomit¬ 
ing occur. This is a most serious ailment, as it is a most 
frequent cause of displacements of the womb. It also 
quite often is the cause of an abscess in the neighborhood 
of the womb, which may break and discharge, either in 
the vagina or rectum. The best method of treatment is 
the application of hot towels over the abdomen and 
thighs, followed by the hot water bottle. Rest will also 
aid in the recovery. A douche into the rectum will also 
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Displacement of the Womb. 

This trouble may occur from various causes, but no 
matter what the cause, the treatment is the same. The 
displacement is caused by a weakened condition of the 
ligaments, enlargement of the womb, etc. Before the 
organ can be brought to a normal state, the ligaments 
must be strengthened so as to contract and hold the organ 
in place. While mechanical means are often employed, 
they are always found worse than useless. The symp¬ 
toms are a bearing down sensation with more or less pain 
in the back or side, and in the groin. A falling of the 
womb is caused from a weakening and relaxation of all 
the ligaments; while a flexion is caused from a weakened 
condition of only part of the ligaments. In either case 
massage is the only rational method of treatment for a 
permanent cure. The only medical aid consists in tonic 
medicine to improve the general health. Rest and recre¬ 
ation will be found to aid in a recovery. 

Tumors of the Uterus. 

Fibroid tumors of the womb are an abnormal growth 
in and of the same substance as the womb itself. They 
often attain to an immense size, but in the majority of 
cases their presence is unsuspected. They always occur 
before the change of life, and usually cease growing at 
that time. The first symptoms of their presence are 
excessive menstruation, lucorrhoea, and a shortening of 
the time between the menstrual periods. The only medi¬ 
cine which will decrease the size of the tumors is 
ergot, which should only be administered by a competent 
physician. Massage will be found of the greatest benefit. 


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while persistent treatments will regulate the menstrual 
flow, and in time reduce and remove the tumors, until 
a cure is affected without the use of dangerous drugs or 
the knife. 

Polypus of the Utepus. 

Polypus of the uterus are simply a membranous tumor 
which projects into the womb, or even hangs into the 
vagina. The symptoms are similar to other uterine 
tumors, increased menustration and etc. They can easily 
be detected by an examination, and cured without resort¬ 
ing to the knife, by massage. 

Cancer of the Uterus. 

This is the most serious of all uterine diseases. The 
symptoms are too various to be judged by other than the 
medical profession. If allowed to progress too far they 
are incurable, but if taken in time they can be cured 
without resorting to the knife or dangerous drugs. 

Diseases of the Ovaries. 

No organs of the female structure are more apt to be 
diseased than the ovaries. No organs of the body can be 
so easily cured by scientific massage as the ovaries. No 
organs of the body are so easily removed by the surgeon’s 
knife as the ovaries. No part of the body is so needlessly 
operated upon as the ovaries. Not one case in ten 
thousand where the knife is used is necessary. Their 
removal is simply an easy way for a surgeon to make 
money. One of the most common diseased conditions of 
the ovaries is inflammation. The symptoms are soreness 
when walking; and pain in the affected side, fever, head¬ 
ache, chills and nuasea. The best home treatment is hot 


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ders of equal height. 


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applications, followed by a flax-seed poultice. Conges¬ 
tion of the ovaries often follow enlargement of the 
affected ovary. Either of these affections are easily cured 
by massage, without pain or inconvenience to the patient. 

Ovarian Tumors. 

Ovarian tumors are of several types, but the most com¬ 
mon kind are known as cystic tumors. They are caused 
by poor circulation, lack of development, and stagnation 
in the ovaries and surrounding tissues. The symptoms 
are usually similar to those of pregnancy. The tumors 
are medically incurable, but if taken in time can easily 
be cured by scientific massage; but if the tumors are 
allowed to attain a considerable size, massage, unless 
done by an expert is often dangerous. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Diseases of Infants. 

Indigestion. 

No class of diseases require, in their treatment, more 
common sense and less medicine than those of infants. 
One of the most troublesome complaints is Diarrhoea. 
It is not advisable in these cases to give any medicine. 
The best treatment is to give the child a good bath, and 
put them in bed, and keep them perfectly quiet, and give 
no nourishment for half a day, unless it is a very little 
barley water. By placing the hand on the left side near 
the groin and moving it slowly upward as far as the ribs, 
will aid in decreasing the discharge. Holding the hands 
upon the abdomen will be found to be of great benefit. 
Indigestion in infants is simply caused by overfeeding. 


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When the child is troubled with stomachache, gas, etc., 
you can depend upon its having indigestion. The only 
rational cure is by placing the child upon a careful diet, 
and feeding it only what experience shows to agree with 
it. To expel the gas a little catnip or peppermint tea 
may be found beneficial. 

Constipation. 

Constipation is invariably caused by careless feeding. 
For a cure, be careful what the child eats. Give but little 
or no meat, and plenty of fruit. Give plenty of exercise 
in the, open air, hot baths, and plenty of water to drink. 
Massaging the back and abdomen will readily cure this 
complaint. Cathartics should never be given to children. 
Good ripe fruit, water and exercise, will do the work. 

Croup. 

This is one of the most common and troublesome of 
children’s complaints. The symptoms are a tightness 
across the chest, hoarseness, fever and a metalic cough. 
It usually comes at night, with difficulty in breathing. 
Medicines in the usual form of the croup,, are unneces¬ 
sary. The only treatment required is to keep the child 
warm, and all doors and windows closed, while the room 
is well-filled with steam. Hot cloths should be applied 
to the throat and chest, while hot herb teas should be 
given. Placing the feet in hot water will be found of 
great benefit; while a hot bath is of great value, espe¬ 
cially in membranous croup. The ordinary form of 
croup comes on very quickly and without any preliminary 
symptoms. In membranous croup the child is usually 
listless and dull, with more or less fever for three or four 


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Fio. 6 . The Dorsal Muscxes.— The first, second, and part of the tliird layer of muscles 
of the back. The first layer is shown on the right, and the second on the left side. 
1 , The trapezius muscle. 4 , The latissimus dorsi muscle. 5, The deltoid muscle. 7,8, The 
gluteus medius muscle. 9, The gluteus maximus muscle. 11, 12, The rliomboidcus 
major and minor muscles. 16, Tlie serratus posticus inferior muscle 22, The serratus 
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days before the real attack comes on. In this form of 
the disease, an emetic should be given without delay, to 
dislodge the membrane which forms in the throat. If the 
child cannot swallow readily, vomiting may be brought 
about by tickling the throat with a feather or the finger. 
Rubbing the throat and chest with lard and turpenine 
will often alleviate the patient. If medicines are required 
make a syrup of ipecac and honey or sugar. If there 
are symptoms of membraneous croup, call a physician 
without delay. 

Convulsions. 

Convulsions are very common with children and are 
brought about by various causes. A line of treatment 
cannot be suggested until the cause is determined. In 
the majority of cases, worms will be found to be a factor 
in the case. Regardless of the cause massage will be 
found to be the best form of treatment, more especially 
if there should exist any spinal irritation. A physician 
should be consulted. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Hygiene. 

Health is a normal condition; while sickness is an 
abnormal state. If we are born of healthy parents, and 
obey the laws of nature, we need never be sick; but just 
as sure as we disobey nature’s laws, just so sure will 
disease lay its finger upon us and sickness follow. There 
is no study so absolutely necessary to our every day life, 
and so little understood, as the care of our own bodies. 
In our schools, our children are taught the various sci- 


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ences, and given a polished education -with but very little 
teaching in regard to the care of their own bodies. Many 
of the things set forth in our works upon physiology anJ 
hygiene are absolutely false and misleading to the young. 
Many facts which should be taught to our girls and boys 
by parents and teacher, are left unspoken through false 
modesty. The child is left to find out for themselves 
the laws of nature, and often those laws come to them 
through unreliable channels. Many a boy or girl has 
begun life with a shattered constitution through the 
acquiring of some secret evil habit taught to them by 
ignorant and evil companions. Teach your boys and girls 
that their body is the holy temple of their souls, a dwell¬ 
ing place not made by hands, but given to them by the 
Great Creator of all things; and when they sully their 
bodies by any evil habit, that they desecrate the temple of 
God. Mothers do not think that your sons and daughters 
are above reproach, but be ever vigilant for the first sign 
of dissipation. Mothers gain the confidence of your 
daughters, by being a companion and confident to them. 
Fathers take your son by the hand and in comradeship 
help them over the rough places, and keep them upon the 
right road which leads to health, happiness and manly 
men. 

Clothing. 

One of the most important things relative to health is 
the proper clothing to be worn. The ideal clothing to 
be worn next to the skin, in either winter or summer, is 
pure wool. The weight of the goods should be deter¬ 
mined by the season; very light in summer, and medium 


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to heavy in winter. In order to prevent sore throat and 
kindred complaints, including bronchitis, wear a good 
chest protector, front and back, but leave the throat and 
neck exposed. Wear woolen stockings and heavy shoes, 
but no rubbers. 

In winter to make shoes water proof, soak the soles 
over night in linseed oil. Underclothing should be 
changed once each week, but not oftener. Changing th^ 
under clothing too often robs the wearer of their magnet¬ 
ism. None of the clothing worn through the day should 
be worn at night. 

Exercise. 

Exercise is one of the most valuable aids to health. 
Many men and women are complaining and sick through 
lack of exercise. A good brisk walk early in the morn¬ 
ing, and before breakfast, will often do more permanent 
good than a cart full of medicine. Eor those who follow 
a sedentary life, an hour each day spent in a gymnasium 
will keep their muscles hard and elastic, their heart 
strong, their breathing deep, their eye bright and form 
erect; the picture and reality of perfect health. If you 
have not the advantage of a gymnasium, it is no excuse 
for lack of exercise; because walking is unequaled by 
any other form of exercise. When walking, carry the 
head high, the shoulders thrown well back; breath slowly 
but deeply, and you need never fear consumption. As 
sunlight is an absolute necessity for all forms of vegeta¬ 
tion, so it is of equal value to the human race, as a reme¬ 
dial agent. Let the sun shine full on the face and hands, 
let the freckles and tan have full sway, and health will be 


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your portion. A good sun bath is of more value to the 
debilitated and diseased body of mankind than a week’s, 
sojourn at the mud baths of Hot Springs. Horseback 
riding, rowing and golf are great muscle and tissue 
builders, and far preferable to a sanatarium. 

Ventilation. 

If fresh air could be purchased by the pound, we would 
strive to keep on hand a good supply; but as it is free to 
be had without money or price, many of us deprive our¬ 
selves of its benefits, through fear of catching cold. When 
our forefathers lived in a log house, with its broad and 
open fire-place, which kept the air of their house in a pure 
and uncontaminated state, the Lagrippe, and kindred dis¬ 
eases were unknown. But as soon as the iron stoves came 
into use, perfectly ventilated houses became a thing of 
the past. Now we have our doors and windows tightly 
closed nights of summer, and days and nights of winter. 
If we would only throw wide the doors and windows and 
let the pure, fresh and invigorating air come in, disease 
would be to a large extent, banished from our midst. 
When the furnace first made its appearance, the intake 
air pipe was from the outside, now the intake pipe is con¬ 
nected with the floor of the hall; because it takes less coal 
to reheat the air in the house, than the cold air from the 
outside. The windows in our sleeping room should never 
be closed. It should be down from the top at least six 
inches in the coldest weather, and taken out entirely in 
the summer. If possible two windows should be kept 
open, one on each side of the room. No person can take 
cold in a draft, because the whole body is cooled at the 


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same time, but it is when the cold air strikes on one side 
of the body that we catch cold. If possible, in the summer, 
we should sleep in the open air, preferably upon a porch. 
The whole home should be thrown open morning and 
night for a thorough airing, regardless of the weather. It 
is well to remember that fresh, pure air is far easier to 
heat than heavy impure air; so if you wish your home to 
be comfortable in winter, keep it well aired. 

Food. 

Food and water are required to build up the body. The 
two main elements are nitrogenous substances, found 
largely in the flesh of animals, and saccharine (sugary) 
found chiefly in vegetables. In both animal and vegetable 
substances there is another element required for the 
human system, which is mineral. The most perfect food 
for sustaining the body is a combination of both animal 
and vegetable, with the addition of ripe fruits, to furnish 
acids and other substances for the body. The amount, 
as-well-as the kind of food, required to sustain the body, 
must be determined by the individual. As a usual thing 
one requires more of a meat diet in winter, and vegetable 
diet in summer. The greatest value of fruits is to purify 
and cool the blood. A good ripe apple or pear, and a 
big drink of water before going to bed, if persisted in 
for a time, will not only cure constipation, but nearly all 
forms of bowel and stomach troubles. The only iron clad 
rule to follow in regard to eating, is to masticate the food 
thoroughly, eat slowly; never have a liquid in the mouth 
at the same time with solid food. In other words, never 
wash down your meals. Liquids taken at meal time are 


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a great aid to digestion. Chew your food, then swallow 
it; then take a drink if you want it. One pint of liquid 
if taken in that way with each meal will cure dyspepsia. 
Never drink strong tea or coffee. Never use milk in your 
tea. If you are nervous or worn out, instead of drinking 
tea or coffee, drink sage tea with sugar and milk at each 
meal and see how your health will improve. Of all drinks, 
milk is the most perfect for young or old. Instead of 
beer, drink buttermilk and you will escape serious kidney 
trouble and dropsical complaints. If you go to bed and 
cannot sleep, get up and eat a very light lunch; return to 
bed and you will go to sleep at once. If your stomach is. 
all out of gear, just fast for a day or two, but drink plenty 
of pure water, and you may escape a serious illness. Eat 
your meals at regular times each day, but never eat 
between meals, unless it is fruit. If three meals do not 
satisfy you, eat five or six, and it will not hurt you. If 
you have no appetite in the morning, then do not eat any¬ 
thing until noon. Many of the strongest men and women,, 
both physically and mentally, never eat but two meals a 
day. If you are fat, drink but very little; if lean drink 
plenty, especially water. 

Fruit and Vegetable Cures. 

As all fruit and vegetables contain medicinal proper¬ 
ties, I will give a carefully prepared list. Spinach and 
dandelion for kidneys. Elorseradish and celery for the 
nerves, rheumatism and neuralgia. Tomatoes for the 
liver. Onions, garlics, leeks, chives, and shallops for the 
heart and stomach. Blue berries for the heart and brain. 
Carrots for the asthma. Water-cress for the scurvy.. 


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Asparagus and figs for the blood. Turnips for the nerves 
and scurvy. Raw fruits to purify the blood. Oranges 
and lemons for rheumatism. Walnuts and peanuts for 
obesity. Melons for consumption. Bananas to increase 
the weight. Figs and cranberries for eczema, erysipelas, 
cancer, and all germ diseases. For indigestion caused 
from gastritis take one teaspoonful of sugar before meals. 

Care of the Sick. 

The element, in the care of a patient, which conduces 
most to their recovery, is proper care. As plants will 
not thrive in a subdued light, but be of a pale sickly color, 
how can we expect a sick person to recover from an ill¬ 
ness in a darkened room. A sick room should have the 
curtains removed, so as not to exclude the light or sun¬ 
shine. If the strong light is tiresome to the eyes, an eye- 
shade or bandage can be used, but in no circumstances 
should a room be darkened. The sick room should be the 
most pleasant room in the house, having an unobstructed 
view of sky and landscape. No matter how sick a person 
may be, they should be propped up with pillows a part of 
the time. As poisonous germs are a menance in the sick 
room, care should be taken to prevent the collection of all 
dust. The best way to prevent the collection of dust is to 
remove all unnecessary furniture; such as; carpets, rugs, 
all upholstered furniture, draperies, books and pictures. 
Never talk in a whisper in the sick room, but always use 
your natural tone of voice. Never walk upon your tip¬ 
toes, but wear light shoes and walk in your natural way. 
Never allow visitors or over solicitous friends to enter the 
sick room. A sick person wants kindness at all times; 


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foolish sympathy at no times. Never trouble a sick per¬ 
son concerning domestic or business affairs. 

Food for the Sick. 

CHICKEN BROTH.—The best food for an invalid 
is chicken broth which is made as follows:—Clean half of 
a chicken and pour on it one quart of cold water; add a 
little salt and one tablespoonful of rice.; cover the vessel 
closely and boil for two hours. Throw in near the end of 
boiling, a little parsley or celery chopped fine; skim the 
broth before using. This is one of the most valuable 
articles of diet at the command of the physician in the low 
stages of disease, when the patient’s system requires sup¬ 
port, but his digestive powers will not admit of solid food. 

MUTTON BROTH,—A pound of lean mutton may be 
placed in a quart of cold water with a little bread and salt; 
it should be boiled about two hours, and skimmed before 
using. 

BEEF TEA,—This has value as an article of food for 
invalids. While it really contains but very little nutri¬ 
ment, it acts as a stimulant. It may be made by cutting 
into small pieces about half a pound of fresh beef, from 
which the fat has been separated, this should be put into a 
vessel, into which a pint of boiling water is then poured. 
The vessel is then allowed to stand by the fire; after which 
it be boiled for five or ten minutes, and the contents then 
strained, after which salt the liquid to suit the taste. 

LIEBIG’S BEEF TEA IS MADE AS FOLLOWS,— 
One pound of lean beef, free from fat, chopped fine and 
uniformly mixed with its own weight of cold water (one 
pint) slowly heated to boiling; and the liquid, after boiling 


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briskly for a minute or two, is strained through a toweh 
This is the most strengthening of all beef teas. 

GRUELS.—The ordinary gruel is made by adding 
two tablespoons ful of cornmeal to a teacupful of cold 
water. It should be well stirred and placed in a suitable 
vessel; an additional pint of water is added and it is then 
allowed to boil gently for at least five hours. Oatmeal 
gruel may be made in the same way by using four table- 
spoonsful of oatmeal. 

ICELAND MOSS JELLY,—Is made by soaking a 
pound of the dried moss for twenty-four hours in water, 
and then dried by pressing it in a coarse cloth. It is then 
placed in water, an ounce of the moss being sufficient for 
a quart of water. It should be boiled until about half the 
fluid has evaporated, and then strained through a sieve. 
The jelly must be sweetened or mixed with milk. Irish 
moss may be prepared in the same way. 

TAPIOCA JELLY, is made as follows: A table¬ 
spoonful of tapioca is put in a pint of water and allowed 
to stand upon the stove for two hours, after which it is 
boiled for ten minutes, being stirred briskly all the time. 
It should be sweetened with sugar and flavored with lemon 
juice. It may be served with milk. Rice may be made 
into a jelly by slowly boiling an ounce of it in a quart of 
water for three hours. As the jellies contain but little 
nutritious matter, they should never constitute the whole 
diet. Any kind of cooked fruit will be greatly relished, 
especially peaches and cranberries. Oranges are very 
refreshing, and bananas nourishing. 


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CHAPTER XVI. 

Disinfecting. 

In order that the air in a sick room may be kept pure, 
disinfectants should be used. Of which the following may 
be used: Bromine may be placed in saucers and set about 
the room. Chloride of lime may be placed in dishes, and 
a small amount of very weak vinegar added. For 
scrubbing the floor use carbolic acid ^ pint, water 6 
quarts. Books and papers may be disinfected by heating 
them in an oven to a temperature of 200 degrees Fahr. 
All clothing should be immersed in a disinfecting solu¬ 
tion of carbolic acid one part, water 20 parts, before they 
are removed from the sick room. For disinfecting bed- 
pans and similar vessels, use listerine one part, water 5 
parts. For cleaning water-closets and vaults use sulphate 
of iron (green vitrol) one pound, water 1 gallon. 

CHAPTER XVH. 

The Bed. 

The bed for a sick person is an iron bedstead, and iron 
frame, with finely woven spring. The mattress should 
not be too thick, but smooth and covered by a blanket. 
Never use more than one mattress. The covering of the 
bed should be light, but warm enough to keep the patient 
comfortable. If possible change the mattress and bed¬ 
covering every day, which will give each one twenty-four 
hours to air. If this plan is followed, the patient will not 
get bed-sores. And remember to always keep a window 
open at the top, and two windows are even better than 
one. A patient will not take cold by fresh air coming 


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into the room. To avoid a draft from striking a patient, 
stand a screen in front or at the foot of the bed as the case 
may be. A pan of water standing in the room, if changed 
often, will aid in purifying the air. 

CHAPTER XVHI. 

^Massage. 

As massage is fast coming to the front ranks as a 
remedial agent, I will give you a few general directions 
in its application. No person is competent to give a reg¬ 
ular massage treatment unless they have a general knowl¬ 
edge of anatomy and disease. But in many cases a 
person can be of great aid to a patient, without any knowl¬ 
edge of anatomy, by simply having a general idea of mas¬ 
sage. All manipulation or rubbing of the limbs should be 
done by a circular movement and toward the heart, in 
order to accelerate the circulation and stimulate the 
nervous system. To quiet and strengthen the nerves, pass 
the hands lightly over the body toward the extremities. 
To quiet the heart make light passes, starting at the 
center of the chest and above the heart, toward the left 
around the heart. To reduce fever make long, light 
passes, beginning at the forehead and passing down the 
whole length- of the body. To stop epileptic fits 
manipulate the back of the neck at the base of the skull. 
To stop convulsions grasp the left hand tightly with your 
left hand, and then make the circular pass around the 
heart. To revive a fainting or hysterical person, press 
the thumb against their forehead, between and just above 
the eyebrows; so soon as the eyelids begin to twitch, stop 


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pressing, but if they lapse into unconsciousness again, 
repeat the pressing upon the forehead. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

To Revive a Person in Case of Drowning. 

Roll them upon a barrel, or place the hands under the 
chest and stomach and hold them^ up so as to get out the 
water; then place the patient upon their back and place 
both arms above their head, then bring them downward 
and forward, bringing the hands down upon the chest, 
then press down firmly, then slowly bring the arms above 
the head again. Repeat this process slowly for at least 
one hour before giving up hope. While the hands are 
being pressed upon the chest, let another person make a 
circular pass with both hands over and around the heart 
to the left. While working the arms, it is a good plan to 
let some one rub the feet and legs briskly, as this will 
tend to promote the circulation, which is just as important 
as to revive respiration. As soon as the patient begins to 
breath, rub the spine briskly. It is of no use to force 
down stimulants, until the patient can swallow. 

CHAPTER XX. 

SPECIAL CHAPTER. 

Pregnancy. 

As most married women are more or less interested 
in the signs of pregnancy, I shall endeavor to give a cor¬ 
rect description of the symptoms. The symptoms often 
vary greatly with different individuals. Some of the most 
usual symptoms are cessation of the monthly sickness, the 


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morning sickness, capricious appetite, a hardening of the 
bust, prominence of the nipple, with a darkening and 
prominence of the nodules surrounding the nipple. An 
enlargement of the abdomen takes place after the four¬ 
teenth week of pregnancy, before that time, or in the 
first weeks of pregnancy, there is a contraction of the 
abdomen. There is life felt, (movement of the foetus) 
from the nineteenth to the twenty-first week. There are 
cases on record where the menstrual flow continued 
through pregnancy, even up to the time of delivery. It 
is a very common occurrence for the menstrual flow to be 
very profuse during the first two or three months. The 
cessation or delay of the monthly sickness is by no means 
a sure sign of the pregnant state. It may be caused by 
a slight cold, worry, nervousness, diabetes, a tumor of 
the womb or ovaries, and many other causes. The 
enlargement of the abdomen, similar to pregnancy, may 
be caused by a tumor of the womb or ovaries, Bright’s 
disease, dropsy, diabetes, or catarrh of the stomach or 
bowels; any of the diseases may also cause a cessation of 
the menstrual flow. 

Prevention of Pregnancy. 

While the country is flooded with douches, and syringes 
of various forms, and other apparatus to prevent preg¬ 
nancy, none of them can be relied upon. While there is 
a very simple method of prevention, perfectly safe, sure 
and not injurious to health, it is considered, by law, a 
crime to impart or place in print such knowledge. I, 
therefore, must refrain from so-doing. It is well to 
notice that the more perfect health a woman enjoys, the 


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less liable she is to become pregnant. 

Syphilis. 

The curse of humanity, and the cause of scrofulosis, 
and nine-tenths of the cases of consumption is syphilis, 
either inherited or acquired. The disease is divided into 
three distinct stages. The first, or primary stage of the 
disease manifests itself in the course of a few days or 
weeks, by a small, shallow sore upon the spot exposed to 
the contagion, usually upon the genitals, although it may 
appear upon the lips or cheek, if the infection is by a kiss, 
or upon the hands or other parts of the body. Right here 
I will say, never kiss a baby or other child; never kiss or 
be kissed by a grown person; never wipe upon a towel at 
a hotel or boarding-house, which is trsed by o-ther people; 
never wipe upon a towel used by a person, who shows any 
kind of a rash upon the face; never sleep in a bed where 
another person has slept, unless the sheets have been 
changed. Never use another person’s comb or tooth 
brush, or let another person use yours; never smoke 
another persons pipe, or let them smoke yours; never buy 
second-hand clothing, or wear another person’s clothes, 
or let them wear yours. The primary sore is not very 
painful; is surrounding by a thickening of the skin and 
tissues, so that if you take the sore between the thumb and 
finger, it has the same feeling as the end of the nose when 
held between the thumb and finger. The sore is usually 
not more than one-fourth to one-half inch in diameter; 
quite often it heals of itself in a few days, or it may be 
very obstinate in healing; it always leaves a pit or small 
scar. If the sore is upon the genitals, the glands in the 


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groin first enlarge, then the enlargement extends to the 
other glands, especially the glands of the throat. If the 
sore first appears upon the lips or face the glands of the 
throat are first affected. The only treatment is to burn 
out the primary sore with a caustic pencil as-soon-as it 
first makes its appearance. 

Secondary Syphilis. 

The spread of the disease through the system is made 
manifest by a series of symptoms which culminate in a 
rash upon the skin. This rash usually appears from six 
to eight weeks after the disease is contracted. For a few 
days before the rash appears, there is a general feeling of 
lassitude and general indisposition, wandering pains in 
the joints and head, fever, loss of appetite and sleep, and 
often profuse perspiration. The rash appears in the shape 
of delicate red spots, from a quarter to a half an inch 
in diameter. With the appearance of this rash the other 
symptoms subside. The rash spots are not elevated, there 
is no eruption at this time; the skin being perfectly 
smooth, changed in nothing but color. This rash, or 
roseola, is seen most distinctly in the sides of the neck and 
chest. In a short time pimples or small ulcers break out 
upon different parts of the body, or the skin may become 
scaly. In fact the eruption for the first six or eight 
months are so varied that it would require a complete 
work in the description. One fact should be remembered, 
that the rash, pimples or ulcers of syphilis do not itch. A 
good way to treat the primary sore after it has been 
treated with caustic, is to sprinkle it with iodoform 
powder night and morning, and then covering with ab- 


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sorbent cotton. If the sore should prove to be painful, it 
may be treated by the following lotion, applied upon a soft 


cloth: 

Wine of opium. 4 drachms 

Lead water . 4 drachms 

The best internal or constitutional remedy is the follow¬ 
ing: 

Iodine . 8 grains 

Iodide of Potassium. 1 ounce 

Syrup of Sarsaparilla. 8 ounces 


Mix and take a teaspoonful after meals. To harden 
the gums and keep the mouth in good condition, gargle 
the mouth with the following: 

Alum.2 drachms 

Chlorate of Potash. 3 drachrris 

Water.pint 

If the throat becomes sore use the following gargle: 

Borax. 3 drachms 

Water .8 ounces 

If there should be small tumors which do not disappear 
by the constitutional treatment, it will be advisable to 
place cotton around them and treat them with the follow¬ 


ing mixture: 

Corrosive Sublimate . 2 grains 

Alum ... 1 drachm 

Camphor .>4 drachm 

Alcohol... 2 ounces 

Glvcerine . I ounce 

Water. 1 ounce 


















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The parts should be washed clean and the above lotion 
applied with a piece of soft cloth. If the tops of these 
little tumors are ulcerated, it would be better to apply the 


following wash: 

Corrosive Sublimate. 1 grain 

Alum. 1 drachm 

Alcohol.ounce 

Ether .^ . ounce 

Collodion ./4 ounce 


The above should be applied to the ulcers with a camel’s 
hair brush. The very best way for any person to do, who 
has been exposed to Syphilis, is to place themselves into 
the hands of an expert physician; the disease being 
too serious to be entrusted in the hand of any but a phy¬ 
sician of wide experience. 

Clap—(Gonorrhoea.) 

Gonorrhoea consists in an inflammation of the mucous- 
membranes of the genital organs in male or female,, 
accompanied by a discharge of pus. From the fourth tO' 
the eighth day after exposure, there is a slight itching of 
the parts, followed in a few hours by a watery discharge, 
which in a day or two becomes pus. In the treatment of 
the disease, the diet is of the greatest importance. No tea, 
coffee, wine, beer or spirituous liquors should be used. 
No fat meat or grease of any kind should be eaten. This 
form of diet must be continued for a month after an 
apparent cure has been affected. The following constitu¬ 
tional treatment may be used. 


Balsam of Copaiba. 1 ounce 

Peppermint water. 2 ounces 









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Compound spirits of lavender. 2 ounces 

Mucilage of gum arable. 1 ounce 

A tablespoonful may be taken three times a day. After 
eight or ten days the following injection may be used: 

Sulphate of zinc. 8 grains 

Laudanum..1 ounce 

Glycerine... 3 ounces 

Water. 4 ounces 


This may be used as an injection four times a day. It 
is always advisable to consult the family physician, but 
never take a patent medicine, or consult a specialist for 
gonorrhoea. 

Sterility. 

Many married couples are unable to bear offspring for 
some apparently unaccountable reason. The defect will 
usually be found in the female, through, either lack of 
development, or some of the many forms of weakness. I 
Lave found, by experience, that at least nine-tenths of the 
so-called barren women, can be made to become mothers 
hy a short course of massage treatments, which can be 
so given as to stimulate the sexual organs; and by improv¬ 
ing the general health, the desired result is gained. 

CHAPTER XXL 
Confinement. 

As the law requires that a physician, or licensed mid¬ 
wife, shall be in attendance upon every confinement case, 
a general knowledge is not of as great a necessity as in 
former times; but as is often the case, a physician or mid¬ 
wife cannot be procured in time, I will give plain direc- 








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tions for a successful encouchment. As the time of deliv¬ 
ery approaches, there are vague and apprehensive pains 
throughout the abdomen. A few days before a confine¬ 
ment, there is a settling of the foetus into the vaginal 
cavity, which gives the patient great relief, especially in 
breathing. The patient should be allowed to follow their 
own inclinations, and walk around, and keep upon their 
feet as long as they like. They do not often care to be in 
a, reclining position, until, after the so-called, 
water breaks. One of the first essentials is in preparing 
the bed which should be as follows from the bottom up; 
m.attress, oil-cloth or newspapers, sheet, four folded sheets 
pinned down, oil-cloth, about three feet square, quilt, 
sheet. As the patient always desires something to pull 
against, a twisted sheet should be fastened to each corner 
of the bed, of the proper length for her to reach. When 
the real labor commences, the pains become more frequent, 
with a desire to bear down as though to expel something 
from the body. The patient’s garments should now be 
drawn up about her so as not to become soiled. As the 
pains become more frequent and the straining more 
severe, many seemingly alarming symptoms may develop. 
But no matter how contorted may be their features, or 
how livid their countenance, there may be no alarm felt, 
as it is only a part of the natural proceedure. The most 
intense pain and exertion are when the head is coming 
through the vaginal cavity. As the child’s head issues, the 
attendant should cover their hand with a towel and then, 
placing their hand beneath the child’s head, raise it up 
and keep holding it until the delivery is complete. After 


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the head is delivered there is usually a brief rest upon the 
part of the patient before the body is delivered. When the 
birth is complete, if there is a difficulty in the child’s, 
breathing, the mouth should be cleaned by inserting the 
finger, and if it does not breath at once, a sharp slap, with 
the hand or a wet towel upon any part of the body will be 
sufficient. The next thing is the cutting of the naval cord, 
which is done as follows: 

A piece of twisted thread is tied firmly around the cord 
about two and a half or three inches from the child’s body, 
then tied about one inch nearer the mother and the space 
between cut with a sharp pair of scissors. The child 
should now be wrapped in a blanket or piece of flannel and 
removed to a place of safety in an adjoining room. The 
attention should now be directed toward the mother. 
After the birth of the child there is usually a cessation of 
activity in the womb for ten to thirty minutes. During 
this time a sense of coldness, even chills, may occur. 
Within half an hour after the birth, the after-birth will 
have become detached from the womb, and is lying in the 
vagina, from whence it can be easily removed by gently 
pulling upon the cord. If the after-birth does not be¬ 
come detached from the womb in thirty minutes, the 
womb should be grasped through the abdominal muscles 
and slowly kneaded until the after-birth becomes detached, 
when it may be removed as before. After the removal of 
the after-birth, the womb should be felt as a firm hard 
body, about the size of a cocoanut, in the lower part of 
the abdomen. If the womb remains large and soft it 
should be gently kneaded until it becomes firm. 


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The uppermost articles on the bed may now be moved 
down toward the foot of the bed six or eight inches, so 
as to give an opportunity to cleanse the mother, which is 
done by simply washing the parts with warm water, to 
which a little alcohol is added. If her garments have been 
soiled, they should be removed and replaced by clean 
ones, and then the upper sheet, quilt and oilcloth may be 
removed. A large folded napkin should now be placed 
between her thighs, but not brought up and pinned, so as 
to prevent the escape of the discharges from the vagina. 
A bandage should now be applied reaching from about 
the hips to the middle of the thighs. It should be simply 
drawn snug and pinned, at intervals of about one inch. 
The child should now be placed to the breast and the 
mother left quiet for an hour or so, after which a cup of 
tea or milk or wine may be given. It will be necessary to 
change the napkin, at which time the parts my be washed 
with warm water and alcohol. Every day the bandage 
may be loosened and the abdomen gently massaged. 
After the first week, the bandage may be dispensed with. 

Attention to the Child. 

The first attention, which the child requires, is to 
annoint it with pure olive oil; after which it should be 
washed with warm water and castile soap. The bathing 
should be done in a warm room, so as not to give the child 
a chill. After the bath, the naval should be dressed with 
a small piece of oiled muslin or cotton batting. A flannel 
bandage should now be placed upon the child; then 
warmly wrapped in a woolen blanket and placed to its 
mother’s breast. The young child should be given a warm 


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sponge bath each morning, but not oftener; too much 
bathing robs the infant of its magnetism. The secretion 
from the mother’s breast is at first of a watery consistency; 
nevertheless it is just what the infant requires. When the 
infant’s system demands real milk, the mother’s breast will 
supply it. A great mistake is made by most mothers in 
nursing a baby every time it cries or is fretful. A new¬ 
born infant requires to be nursed about every two hours, 
while a baby from four to six months old and thereafter, 
does not need to be nursed oftener than every four hours 
during the day and once during the night. Too much 
nursing causes indigestion and other ills of infancy. Of 
the greatest importance in the care of an infant is to never 
dr^ the soiled napkins and use them again. They should 
be washed after each time they are removed from the 
child. Soiled napkins are the direct cause of all irritation 
of the skin, often so annoying in the care of an infant. 
The mother’s milk supplies all the need of the infant. No 
solid food should be given to an infant until after it has 
teeth. If the mother’s milk is deficient or lacking in qual¬ 
ity, it can be increased to any extent, and enriched to 
any degree by the mother eating Brazil nuts (nigger 
toes). 

Weaning. 

The child should be nursed, until, it has a full set of 
teeth, at which time it should be weaned. If the mother 
should become pregnant while nursing an infant, then it 
is advisable to begin feeding the child. In such cases it 
is often desirable to wean the child. 


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Child Bed Fever. 

Symptoms for the first two or three days after deliv¬ 
ery, everything may appear normal, but on the fourth or 
fifth day the woman becomes listless, looses her appetite, 
and may have a slight headache. This may soon be fol¬ 
lowed by a chill, often quite violent; this is followed by a 
high fever, intense pain in the head, flushed face, suffused 
eyes, pain and extreme tenderness in and around the en¬ 
larged womb. Within twenty-four hours the abdomen is 
often bloated; the lochial discharge ceases, or is greatly 
diminished and often very offensive. The milk is often 
diminished and delirium may ensue. The cause of the 
trouble is often from lack of care and cleanliness, and the 
failure to keep the womb evacuated. The only home 
treatment is to give a hot bath, and put hot towels across 
the abdomen. In nearly every case a physician should be 
called. 

Puerperal Convulsions. 

May occur before, at the time, or subsequent to confine¬ 
ment, they are often preceded by swelling of the feet, pain 
in the top and back of the head. Just before a fit the pain 
in the head becomes aggravated, and continuous, while 
partial or total blindness may occur for a time. But very 
little can be done, other than by a physician or expert 
masseur. 

Milk Leg. 

This occurs as the result of a lymphatic inflammation 
which usually takes place during the first month after 
delivery. There is usually a feeling of weight in the 
pelvis, and often a pain in the groin, and in the hip. 


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About this time, there is usually a chill, followed by fever, 
after which the swelling begins in the groin and pro¬ 
gresses down the leg. It often feels to the patient like a 
wooden leg. The best form of treatment is by massage, 
which puts the lymphatic circulation in a normal state, 
thereby effecting a permanent cure. 

Lactation and Sexual Indulgence. 

As there is very close relation between these two func¬ 
tions, it is well to inform ourselves in this respect. No 
woman is fit to become a mother, who is unwilling to 
nurse her offspring; and no mother is fit to nourish her 
babe unless she is willing to restrain herself from exces¬ 
sive sexual indulgence. The maritial relations between 
husband and wife should not be resumed before the third 
month after confinement, and even then extreme temper¬ 
ance should be the rule. The health of the child should 
be the guide in every case. 

CHAPTER XXH. 

Medicinal Herbs and Their Uses. 

In the following table in the first column is the name 
of the herb; in the second column the properties; while 
in the third column is the dose: 

Aconite leaves—Sedative, narcotic. .10 drops of tincture. 


Aconite root—Sedative, narcotic. .grain (solid). 

Aloes, powdered—Cathartic.5-15 grains. 

Angelica root, tincture—Aromatic . Teaspoonful 

Berberry leaves—Diuretic.Teaspoonful 

Bittersweet, decoction—Narcotic .Wineglassful 

Blackberry root—Astringent .Wineglassful. 







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Bloodroot tincture—Expectorant .^ Teaspoonful. 

Boneset, decoction—Diaphoretic .Tablespoonful 

Catnip, decoction—Diaphoretic .Tablespoonful. 

Chamomile flowers—Tonic and Diaphoretic Infusion 

1 to 2 Tablespoonfuls. 

Dandelion, fluid extract—Diuretic.Teaspoonful. 

Elder flowers, decoction—Diaphoretic. 

1 to 2 Tablespoonfuls. 

Fever root, decoction—Cathartic and Diuretic. .... 

Tablespoonful. 

Foxglove, infusion—Stimulant and Diuretic. 


Teaspoonful. 

Geranium, decoction—Astringent.Tablespoonful. 

Indian Hemp, decoction—Diuretic.Tablespoonful. 

Juniper Berries, infusion—Diuretic.Wineglassful. 

Liverwort, decoction—Astringent.Tablespoonful. 

Manna—Laxative .Teaspoonful. 

Marshmallow, infusion—Diuretic .Tablespoonful. 

May apple, decoction—Cathartic.Tablespoonful. 

Mullein leaves, infusion—Anodyne.Wineglassful. 

Mustard seed, ground—Emetic.Teaspoonful. 

Parsley root, infusion—Diuretic.Tablespoonful 

Pennyroyal, infusion—Diaphoretic.Wineglassful. 

Peruvian bark, decoction—Tonic.Wineglassful 

Pink root, infusion—To remove worms. . .Tablespoonful. 
Pleurisy root, infusion—Tonic and diuretic. Wineglassful. 
Pond lily root, decoction—Astringent. .. .Tablespoonful. 

Quassia, infusion—Tonic.Tablespoonful. 

Raspberry leaves, infusion—Astringent.. .Tablespoonful. 
Rhatany root, decoction—Astringent.Tablespoonful 























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Rhubarb, powdered—Cathartic.15 to 20 grains. 

Rue, decoction—Emmenagogue.Tablespoonful. 

Saffron, infusion—Diaphoretic.Tablespoonful 

Sage, infusion—Diaphoretic.Wineglassful. 

.Sarsaparilla, decoction—Alterative .Teacupful 

Sassafras, infusion—Diaphoretic.Wineglassful. 

Senega root, decoction—Expectorant and Diuretic. . 

Tablespoonful. 

Senna, decoction—Cathartic..:.Tablespoonful. 

Skull Cap, infusion—Tonic.Wineglassful. 

Tansy, decoction—Emmenagogue.Tablespoonful. 

Valerian root, decoction—Sedative.Tablespoonful. 

White Oak Bark, decoction—Astringent. 

For external use. 

Wild Cherry Bark, infusion—Sedative-Tablespoonful. 

Yellow Dock, decoction—Tonic.Tablespoonful. 

Meaning of Terms Used in the Above. 


An astringent is a drug used to cause a contraction of 
the tissues. 

A tonic is a remedy which increases the strength of the 
individual. 

A stimulant is a remedy which increases the strength 
of the heart’s action. 

A narcotic is a remedy which diminishes the activity 
of those parts of the brain concerned in consciousness. 

A sedative is a remedy which decreases the strength 
of the heart’s action. 

An alterative is the name applied to remedies which 
induce certain effects in improving the constitutional con¬ 
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A diuretic is a medicine which increases the quantity 
of perspiration. 

An expectorant is used to promote the separation of 
mucous from the air passages. 

An emmenagogue is a remedy which promotes the 
menstrual flow. 

Infusions are made by adding a pint of boiling water to 
an ounce of the plant. 

Decoctions are made by adding one and a half pints of 
boiling water to an ounce of the plant, boiling down to 
one pint and then straining. 

Extracts are made by adding a small amount of alcohol 
50% to the leaves, and let stand for a few days and then 
pour off. 

A Few Things to Do and Not to Do. 

Never take medicine unless you need it. Medicine 
kills more people than it cures. When you need medicine 
go to your family physician, and then follow his direc¬ 
tions. Never take a patent medicine unless the exact 
formula is printed on the label. Never use tobacco in 
any form, or get drunk. Tobacco causes more idiotic, 
sickly and deformed children than intoxicating liquors. 
The cigar store is a greater curse to the health of coming 
generations than the saloon. Never inquire into, or 
worry about your neighbors’ affairs. Love your own hus¬ 
band or wife, but not your neighbor’s. Keep your feet 
warm and dry. Your head cool. Enjoy life in the right 
way, to the best of your ability. Do all the good you can, 
but look out for number one. Practice that form of 


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religion which will bring you the most peace and comfort 
in this world; the other world will take care of itself. 
Live right and you will die right. 



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Index. 

Page 

Alcoholism .60 

A Few Things to Do and Not to Do.117 

Apoplexy .57 

Asthma .35 

Baldness .72 

Bath...38 

Bed Encouchment . 109 

Bed ...100 

Bowels, Inflammation .50 

Brain, Inflammation .55 

Bright’s Disease .53 

Bronchitis .35 

- Broth, Chicken ..,.98 

Broth, Mutton.98 

Burns .78 

Cancer of the Uterus .88 

Care of the Sick. 97 

Catarrh of the Stomach .47 

Catarrh of the External Ear .75 

Catarrh of the Nose . 76 

Catalepsy .59 

Chickenpox.17 

Clothing .92 

Colic—Bilious, Lead, Uterine.49-50 

Confinement .108 

Consumption .36 

Constipation .49 

Convulsions, Puerperal .. .•.113 






























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Index. 

Croup . 

Dandruff..68 

Dandruff Cure ..68 

Delerium Tremens . 61 

Diarrhoea . 48 

Diptheria . 20 

Disinfecting .. 106 

Dizziness. 62 

Dropsy . 53 

Drowning . 102 

Dry Tetter .69 

Dyspepsia . 47 

Dysentry . 49 

Diabetis. 55 

Ear, Ache . ...76 

Ear, To Remove Foreign Bodies...75 

Eczema .68 

Eyes, Granulated Lids..75 

Eyes, Inflammation . 75 

Eyes, To Remove Foreign Bodies.74 

Epilepsy . 58 

Erysipelas . 72 

Exercise .’.93 

Fever, Child Bed ... 115 

Fever, Blister . 71 

Fever, Malarial .33 

Fever, Scarlet .18 

Fever, Typhoid . 20 

Food .. r..95 































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Index. 

Food, for the Sick ..98 

Fruit and Vegetable Cures.96 

Gall Stones ........ ....50 

Goitre. 77 

Gout. 30 

Gout, Rheumatic... 31 

Gonorrhoea . 107 

Gravel . 54 

Gruels . 99 

Headache . 61 

Heart Disease .44 

Herbs, Medicinal .. 6 

Herbs, Medicinal and Their Uses.114 

Herpes .. 71 

How We Should Live ..12 

Hydrophobia ..59 

Indigestion .89 

Infant, Attention to .. Ill 

Infant, Constipation .90 

Infant, Convulsions ..91 

Infant, Diarrhoea .. 89 

Inflammation, Peri-Uterine ..86 

Itch .. 68 

Itch, Barber’s .. 72 

Jaundice .*.54 

Jelly, Iceland Moss .. 99 

Lactation, Relation Between and the Sexual Function. .114 

Liver, Gin .. 54 

Liver Spots .. 70 






























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Index. 

Liver, Inflammation .53 

Lumbago . 26 

Lock Jaw .59 

Locomotor Ataxia .62 

Massage History .10 

Milk Leg .113 

Massage, Applied .100 

Measles .19 

Medical Science . 1 

Meningitis, Cerebro, Spinal.57 

Meningitis, Spinal.57 

Meningitis, Tuberculosis .56 

Neck, Tumors .77 

Nervous Exhaustion.!.65 

Neuralgia .27 

Nose, Bleeding from . 76 

Osteopathy . 4 

Ovaries, Congestion of .89 

Ovaries, Diseases of.88 

Ovaries, Inflammation .88 

Ovaries, Tumor of.89 

Pain in the Stomach.48 

Palsy, Wasting.63 

Palsy, Shaking .64 

Paralysis . 63 

Paralysis, Infantile .54 

Peritonitis.51 

Piles.48 

Pimples. 67 































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Index. 

Pleurisy.34 

Pneumonia . 35 

Pregnancy .102 

Pregnancy, Prevention of .103 

Puberty, Diseases of.82 

Puberty, Hygiene of.80 

Pudding, Tapioca .99 

Quinsy .46 

Rash, Nettle.74 

Rash, Sweat.74 

Ring Worm .70 

Rheumatism .21 

Rheumatism, Chronic .23 

Rheumatism, Acute .22 

Rheumatism, Muscular .25 

Roseola .20 

Salt Rheum .68^ 

Sciatica . . 27 

Scurvy .!.33 

Smallpox .16 

Sprains .78 

St. Vitus Dance.58 

Sterility. 108 

Stomach, Ulcers of .46 

Sunstroke .66 

Surgery. 8 

Syphilis, Secondary .105 

Syphilis .104 

Sore Throat .45 































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\ 

Index. 

Tea, Beef. 98 

Tea, Liebeg’s .98 

Tooth Ache .. 79 

Uterus, Polypus of.88 

Uterus, Tumors of. 87 

Ventilation .'..94 

Vulva, Contraction of .85 

Vulva, Disease of. 84 

Vulva, Excessive Sensitiveness of.84 

Eczema of Vulva . .84 

Weaning . 112 

Wounds .78 

Womb, Chronic Enlargement of .86 

Womb, Displacement of.87 

Womb, Inflammation .85 

'Womb, Diseases of .85 

'Worms, Tape. .52 

'Whooping Cough .67 

Worms, Stomach.1....51 

Worms, Pin or Seat .51 




































The Ladies^ Toilet 


INTRODUCTION. 

In presenting this work to the ladies, I shall give to 
them the benefit of my own experience, as well as, that 
which I have been enabled to glean from reliable sources. 

As I have originated the formulas for several cold 
creams, and other preparations, and used them in my 
own practice, until I know of their efficiency, I shall note 
each one, when I give the formula, as my own formula ; 
in which case you can rely upon the article being just as 
represented, and have no fear in making and using it 
with the most satisfactory results. 

In making any kind of toilet preparation, care should 
be taken to use only the very best ingredients. 

When a formula calls for almond oil, be sure the oil 
is made from almonds, not from peach pits. 

In using olive oil, see that it is made from olives, not 
cotton seed. 

If you desire to have a fine complexion, never use 
highly advertised cold creams or lotions; either make 
them from some good formula, and of the very best mate¬ 
rials, or else go to a reliable druggist and have him pre¬ 
pare them for you. Many of the high priced, exten- 



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sively advertised cold creams, skin foods, and muscle 
foods( for developing) are mainly lard and magnesia; 
while some are worthless, many are absolutely injurious. 
I once examined an imported face powder, price 75 cents, 
and found it to be only perfumed calcined chalk, and 
calcined chalk is worth V4 cents per pound. I examined 
another high priced and better powder, and found it to 
be perfumed rice flower. 

Don’t think that because a toilet preparation has a 
high sounding name, that the quality goes with the name. 
They are like some of the imported champagnes, which 
are often made at Hammondsport, N. Y., or the Holland 
gins which never crossed the ocean. 

CHAPTER I, 

General Directions. 

In making a cold cream, use the very best of materials. 
Let the ingredients come to a good boil, and all wax or 
spermaceti melted; then remove from the fire and stir 
until cool, adding the perfume, if any is used, while the 
cream is cooling; but never add the perfume while boil- 
ing. 

Where water is used in any preparation, always use 
water which has been boiled; or else to one gallon of 
water add one teaspoonful of salt and let stand twenty- 
four hours, then filter or pour off. 

When rose water is to be added to a cold cream, do 
not add the water until the cream is cooling, and stir 
briskly while so doing. 

In making an extract from herbs, use a 20% solution 


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of alcohol, that is alcohol one part and boiled water four 
parts; and keep the vessel, in which the extract is being" 
made, tightly corked or sealed. 

From ten to fourteen days is the right length of time in 
making an extract from dry herbs. 

CHAPTER II. 

The Skin. 

The skin, or covering of the muscles, is composed of 
two distinct layers; the outer being composed of a layer 
of horny scales, similar, in construction, to the shingles 
of a house, and known as the cuticle. 

The cuticle has no veins, capillaries, lymphatics or 
nerves; it is simply a covering or protection for the more 
sensitive dermis, or true skin, beneath. 

If this outside layer is not shed as fast as new cuticle 
is supplied from the true skin beneath, it becomes dry, 
harsh and rough. 

This dryness of the cuticle causes a contraction of the 
same, which tends to close the pores, so that the perspira¬ 
tion, with its impurities, cannot be thrown off; which 
causes a clogging of the whole system, and by forcing 
more work upon the other execretory organs, the lungs 
and kidneys they may become diseased. 

The true skin is well supplied with blood vessels, 
lymphatics and nerves. 

The perspiratory glands and ducts throw off a great 
amount of effete miatter; while the oil glands, and ducts, 
supply a lubricant for the skin, to keep it soft and pliable; 
as-well-as to act as a shield and protection to sudden 


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atmospheric changes. Any ingredient used to improve 
the appearance of the complexion, which in any way 
interferes with the throwing oi¥ of the perspiration, or 
by clogging the oil ducts, does a temporary, and often 
lasting injury to the face. 

Many of the so-called bleaches, or liquids, many of 
them perfectly clear like water, for whitening the skin, 
simply decrease, often destroying, the capillary circula¬ 
tion of the skin, and in consequence doing an injury 
which may be impossible to remedy. 

Why do you see so many women, who have not yet 
reached middle age, with a skin resembling parchment? 
It is simply because they have been easy dupes to every 
form of complexion quackery, with which the cheap mag¬ 
azines advertising columns are full. Remember, that 
when you buy an extensively advertised article, that with 
every package which you purchase, you are paying a 
proportionate share of that advertisement. 

Never buy a toilet preparation unless the ingredients 
contained are printed upon the label Any manufacturer 
who has a reliable article, has no fear of letting the ingre¬ 
dients, of which the article is made, to be known to the 
purchaser. The greatest beautifier on earth is plenty of 
fresh air, and bathing the face with pure hot water at 
night and cold water in the morning, using no soap of 
any description. The only real use of soap is to dissolve 
the fat which may become lodged in the pores of the skin, 
and hot water will do the work just as well. In case the 
water is hard, a small amount of boric acid may be added. 

The very best soaps for the hands is either castile or 


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ivory. Never use a highly perfumed soap. The more 
exquisitely a soap is perfumed, the cheaper and cruder 
are the materials used. 

When the face is bathed through the day, cold water 
should be used, and the face briskly rubbed with a coarse 
towel, after being dried with a soft one. Many cause 
their face to be rough and coarse in appearance by too 
frequent bathing, of the face, with soap and water. While 
everything should be done properly, anything can easily 
be overdone. 


CHAPTER III. 

Facial Massage. 

As facial massage is of great benefit, when properly 
applied, I shall endeavor to give a few of the very best 
methods employed by experts, in attaining the various 
results for which massage is of especial benefit. The 
leading feature of all massage, is to promote the circula¬ 
tion, whereby the process of tissue building is invigorated. 

The movement in facial massage, as well as other mas¬ 
sage, should be in a circular manner. When the move¬ 
ment is in a straight line, and very much pressure used, 
it causes an enlargement of the veins and capillaries 
underlying the skin; while, at the same time, there is 
danger of weakening the valves in the veins, or even rup¬ 
turing the same. 

Another thing to be aware of, is not to stretch the skin, 
in which case there will, in time, be a multitude of fine 
wrinkles, which it will be found a very difficult task to 


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To remove a wrinkle from the face, the thumb and one 
finger should be placed upon the Avrinkle, and about one 
inch apart. A slight pressure should now be exerted, 
while with the second finger of the right hand rub across 
the wrinkle. Always rub across a wrinkle with a circular 
movement. To remove a wrinkle from the forehead, pat 
the wrinkle, to be removed, with the second finger of both 
hands. 

Care must be taken not to exert too much force when 
massaging beneath the eyes, otherwise, it will cause dark 
circles under them. To develop the muscles of the face 
manipulate the face with the hands by a series of light 
pinching, or kneading, the part to be developed. To 
remove a double chin, rub from the point of the chin, 
down, around and back toward the sides of the neck. 
Never pinch or pat the throat in removing a double chin; 
for if you do the chin will be developed instead of being 
reduced. 

The best cold cream for massaging the face and clean¬ 
ing the pores of the skin is one of my own, the French 


Skin Food. Take 

Gum tragacanth .. 1 ounce 

Glycerine.2 ounces 

Oil sweet almond. 2 ounces 

Tincture of benzoin.^ ounce 

Oil bergamot. ounce 

Rose water..2 ounces 


To make—Boil the tragacanth until soft, then press 
through a cloth ; then add the other ingredients, glycerine, 
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boil, stirring constantly; then remove from the stove and 
add the oil of bergamot and rose water, and continue to 
stir until cool. 

The best massage rub, with which to bathe the face 
after massaging is another of my own formulas. Take 


Alcohol. . 1 pint 

Water...1 quart 

Powdered orris root. K pound 


Let stand ten days, then pour off or filter, then add 
glycerine, 4 ounces. 

To develop any part of the body, massage the portion 
to be developed with the following, my own formula. 
French Flesh and Muscle Food. 


Take 

Oil of cocoanut.2 pounds 

Oil of Almond. 1 pound 

Oil of Olives. 1 pound 

White wax.94 pound 

Rose water. 12 ounces 

Oil of sweet orange. 1 ounce 


To make—Boil the oils and wax together; then add 
the rose water and oil of orange, stirring constantly while 
cooling. 

The above for developing and strengthening any part 
of the body, cannot be excelled. 

I have used it in my own practice with the very best 
of results. I never failed to develop any part by massag¬ 
ing and using the muscle food. 

In developing, it is necessary to massage the parts thor¬ 
oughly while applying the food; otherwise there will sim- 











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ply be deposited a layer of fat beneath the skin, and so 
soon as the use of the muscle food, no matter of what 
name or how widely advertised to do wonders, is dis¬ 
continued, the system will absorb the fatty substance from 
the part developed, and they will return to their former 
size. But by massaging the parts, you promote the cir¬ 
culation and develop the muscles, which will make the 
enlargement permanent. 

In developing the bust, care must be taken not to use 
too much force; otherwise injury may be done, by caus¬ 
ing an inflammation of the glands, which may develop 
into a tumor or cancer. Never pinch or knead the bust, 
but let the movement be with both hands, around the bust 
and toward the nipple. 

To reduce the bust and make them more firm, mas¬ 
sage with the whole of both hands, in a circular movement 
from the nipple toward the outside of the bust, and instead 
of using a muscle food, use the following: 

Alcohol. 1 part 

Water..1 part 

Any desired perfume may be added. 

Never use pure alcohol to be applied to any part of the 
body, because it will shrivel up the skin and even destroy 
the nerves and capillaries with which the skin is supplied. 
Pure alcohol, like many liniments used to allay pain, sim¬ 
ply paralyze, for the time being, the affected nerves. But 
alcohol used 50% lessens the blood supply to the parts, by 
causing a contraction of the blood vessels. 

One of the finest preparations for the skin, hands or 
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Rose water.*2 parts 

Glycerine . 1 part 

Pure glycerine should never be used upon the skin, 
because it absorbs too much moisture, leaving the skin 
dry and burning, and causing it to be roughened. 

As glycerine is a great resolvent, it has great merit as 
a skin bleach when used as a 50% solution, that is one- 
half water, unless the druggist has added water, which 
is quite often the case. The very finest cold cream is 
made as follows: 

Glycerine Cold Cream, No. 1. 

Oil of Almonds. 4 ounces 

Glycerine . 7 drachms 

White wax.2^ drachms 

Spermaceti.2^ drachms 

Oil of bergamot.drachm 

Oil of lemon. ^ drachm 

Oil of rose geraneum. drachm 

Oil of Neroli . 20 grains 

Oil of cinnamon.20 grains 

Rose water.s.. 2 ounces 

Glycerine Cold Cream, No. 2. 

Oil of Almond.4 ounces 

Glycerine . 1 ounce 

White wax .. 2>4 drachms 

Spermaceti.2^ drachms 

Oil of rose . 20 grains 

Lip Salve. 

Oil of almonds.4 ounces 

White wax . 4^4 drachms 





















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Spermaceti.414 drachms 

Oil of bitter almonds. ^ drachm 

Oil of lemongrass.8 grains 

Oil of rose. 8 grains 

Almond Cold Cream. 

Oil of almonds.4 ounces 

White wax .. 2^ drachms 

Spermaceti.254 drachms 

Rose water.^ pint 

Oil of bitter almond.^ drachm 

Extract of civet . 4 drops 

A Cheap Cold Cream. 

Lard. ^ pound 

Spermaceti.. pound 

Oil of rosemary.1 drachm 

Camphor Ice^ No. 1. 

White wax. 2^ drachms 

Spermaceti . 2^ drachms 

Oil of almond.4 ounces 

Gum camphor.4^4 drachms 

Oil of rosemary.12 grains 

Oil of peppermint.6 grains 

Rose water.4 ounces 

A Cheap Camphor Ice. 

Lard.4 ounces 

Spermaceti. 1 ounce 

Gum camphor. 1 ounce 

Oil of lavender flowers. ^ drachm 

Oil of rosemary. ^ drachm 


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tions, place the lard in a kettle; then fill the kettle with 
water and let boil one hour; then remove from the fire, 
and after cooling", the lard can be removed and is ready 
for use. 

The nails being an appendage of the skin, I will give a 
formula for making a polish. 

Finger Nail Polish. 


Oxide of tin. ^ pound 

Carmine.20 grains 

Oil of bergamot. 10 grains 

Oil of lavender. . 10 grains 


The oxide of tin must be an impalpable powder, and 
is mixed with the other ingredients in a mortar. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Face Powders and COsmetics. 

As many preparations are in the form of powders and 
cosmetics, I shall give a few of the very best known for 
improving the complexion. 

After several years of experimenting, I feel confident 
that I have evolved the best known formula for improving 
the complexion, and as being perfectly harmless, and 
even of benefit in causing the skin to become smooth and 
free from ordinary pimples and rashes, especially sun¬ 
burn. 

The main ingredients are used in a famous French 
formula, which sells for $1.Q0. The formula which I will 
give you, is a vast improvement over the one just men¬ 
tioned. 






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Beautifier No. 1. 

Flake white... 280 grains 

Sulphate of zinc. 1 grain 

Rose water. 3 ounces 

First dissolve the sulphate in a small quantity of rose 
water placed in the bottle; then fill the bottle one half full 
of rose water; now add the flake white and shake well; 
then fill the bottle with rose water. To make the above 
flesh colored, dissolve ji grain of carmine in the rose 
water. 

To use the above, shake the bottle well; then pour a 
small quantity of the beautifier in the hand, and with the 
other hand apply it, rubbing well into the skin. 

When so applied, you will obtain all the beautifying 
effect without its use being detected. Some ladies apply 
it with a sponge, in which case its use can be detected. 


Beautifier No. 2. 

Subnitrate of bismuth. 1 ounce 

Rose water.4 ounces 

Shake well before using. 

Bloom of Youth. 

1 box flesh face powder. 

Rose water . 2 ounces 

Glycerine . 1 ounce 

Water . 12 ounces 

Shake well before using. 

Pink Tint. 

For tinting the cheeks and lips. 

Ammonia water. ^ ounce 


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Essence of rose...2^ drachms 

Rose water.. 1 pint ^ 

To make place the carmine in a bottle, and pour on 
the ammonia; let stand four days, shaking occasionally. 
Then add the other ingredients and let stand one week, 
shaking often. At the end of this time, let it stand for a 
couple of days, and pour off the clear liquid and it is 
ready for use. 

The very best face powder is the following: 


Toilet Powder No. 1. 

Fine levigated zinc white . ounces 

Venetian talcum . 1^ ounces 

Carbonate of magnesia (pow.) . 134 ounces 

Oil of rose...20 drops 

Oil of orris ..20 drops 

Pink Toilet Powder. 

Toilet Powder No. 1 '. ounces 

Carmine...8 grains 

Toilet Powder No. 2. 

Starch . 1 pound 

Powdered orris root . pound 

Oil of bergamot. 18 grains 

Oil of lemon. 18 grains 

Oil of cloves.8 grains 

Oil of neroli .8 grains 

Toilet Powder No. 3. 

Starch.. 1 pound 

Subnitrate of bismuth.2 ounces 

Oil of lemon. 18 grains 

Oil of rose.8 grains 





















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Toilet Powder No. 4. 

Venetian chalk. 1 pound 

Subnitrate of bismuth . 2 ounces 

Zinc white.2 ounces 

Oil of lemon.'.36 grains 

Anti Odorin.. 

For Preventing Offensive Odors in Shoes, Etc. 

Starch . 1 pound 

Salicylic acid. 130 grains 

Skin Gloss. 

Carbonate of patassium.ounces 

Powdered spermaceti. ounces 

Starch. 1 pound 

Benzoin... H ounce 

Oil of bitter almonds. 150 grains 


Mix intimately and preserve in well-closed boxes. For 
.use stir a small quantity in water. 

CHAPTER V. 

TDiseases and Disfigurements of the Skin. Lotions. 

As the beauty of the skin is often marred by unsightly 
pimples, freckles, etc., I will give a description of the 
best method for overcoming these conditions. 

Freckles. 

These unsightly little discolorations of the skin are 
caused from a pigmentation, or rather rusting of the tiny 
scales of the epidermis. It is caused from an excess of 
iron in the system and a defective capillary circulation 
of the skin. 

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hot towels, wrung out of hot salt water; then massage 
the face, using a good, cold cream. 

There are many advertised remedies for removing 
freckles and liver spots; but so far no remedy has been 
found which will successfully do the work. 

I will give two of the most sterling remedies, which 
are to be used as a wash or lotion; but too much must 
not be expected of them. But I will say that nothing on 
the market to-day will come nearer doing the work. 


Freckle Milk. 

Camphor . 2^ drachms 

Ammonium chloride . drachms 

Corrosive sublimate . 28 grains 

Albumen (white of one egg) .drachms 

Rose water.6 ounces 

Use the above with caution. It is poison. 

Freckle Lotion. 

Angelica root. 3 >4 drachms 

Black hellebore root.3^4 drachms 

Storax.1/4 drachms 

Oil of bergamot.40 grains 

Oil of citron.40 grains 

Alcohol.1 pint 

Macerate for one week and filter. 

Lotion for Chapped Hands. 

Glycerine. 1 pint 

Water . Pjnt 

Rose water.1 pint 

Pimples. , 


The causes of pimples are so many that it is impossible 
















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to give a lotion which will cure every case. 

If it is acne, or ordinary pimples, caused from 
microbes in the skin, the following lotion, my own for¬ 
mula, will give quick relief and a permanent cure. 

If the pimples are caused from indigestion, or some 
form of irregularity or habit, there can only be a cure, 
when the cause is removed. 

Pimples are quite frequently caused by using a highly 
perfumed, but impure soap. 

Pimple Lotion. 


Zinc oxide. drachms 

Corrosive sublimate. grain 

Citric acid . 15 grains 

Ext. witch hazel.6 ounces 

Applv daily. 

Eczema. 

In eczema, or any other form of rash upon the skin, 
take 

Sulphate of zinc. 1 scruple 

Rose water. 3 ounces 

Apply morning and night. If above does not give good 
results, use the following ointment: 

Resorcin.50 grains 

Corrosive sublimate. ^ grain 

Icthyol.1 drachm 

Lanoline. 1 ounce 

Petrolatum. 1 ounce 

To make—Add a very little water, about one drachm, 
to the corrosive, resorcin, and icthyol, grind the ingre¬ 
dients until dissolved, then add the lanoline and petrola- 













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turn, rubbing all together until well blended, and no trace 
of water to be seen. Apply the ointment at night onlv 
washing off in the morning. 

Quicker results may be obtained by placing a cloth 
over the part to be treated, after applying the ointment. 

Care must be taken not to allow the ointment to enter 
the eyes or ears. 

The same applies to all the lotions. 

Another disfiguring facial growth to contend with is 
warts and moles upon the face. They may be removed 
by a caustic pencil, or by making a paste of nitric acid 
and starch. When the caustic pencil is used, a plaster 
should be placed upon the spot operated upon. 

The best plan is to take a piece of adhesive plaster 
somewhat larger than the wart or mole, drop a little alco¬ 
hol upon the center of the plaster to destroy its adhering 
properties; then place the plaster in position, so that the 
center covers the treated portion. 

The same kind of plaster may be used, when the nitric 
acid and starch are used. 

Care must be taken not to remove the scab, until it 
comes off of its own accord; otherwise it will leave a scar. 

SuPERFULOus Hair. 

Another very annoying condition, with which to con¬ 
tend, is often times a very thriving growth of hair upon 
the face and arms. W^hile magazines are full of so-called 
hair destroyers, claiming to permanently remove all 
superfulous hair with one application, and without harm 
to the skin, there has never yet been found a remedy 
which will do it. 


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Even the electric needle does not always prove reliable, 
and when it does destroy the root, it leaves a tiny scar for 
every hair so destroyed. 

One of the best methods for the removal of hair is to 
rub the part, where the hair is to be removed, with a 
damp cloth dipped in powdered pumice stone. Care must 
be taken not to use too much force, otherwise, the skin 
will be removed with the hair. 

The treatment, to be successful, must be repeated daily 
for at last one month, or longer, depending upon the vital¬ 
ity and coarseness of the hair folicles. (Root.) 

I will now give a formula for the standard depilatories. 
They are all of them some form of sulphide, that is a 
combination of lime and sulphur. 

All of the following formulas, on account of the irritat¬ 
ing properties of the lime in their composition, must be 
used with care; otherwise, the skin may be removed, as 
well as the hair. 

As all such preparations simply remove the hair pro¬ 
jecting beyond the surface of the skin,-repeated applica¬ 
tion will be required as the hair grows. 

The simplest method is to take Barium Sulphide and 
mix it with starch, adding sufficient water to form a paste. 
Place the paste upon the surface where the hair is to be 
removed, and, after two to five minutes, scrape off with a 
dull knife, and the hair will come off with the paste. 
The amount of sulphide, to be used, must be determined 
by experiment. After the hair is removed, the part should 
be anointed with olive oil in the preceding as well as the 
following formulas. 


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The following may be made into a paste and placed in 
air tight jars until wanted for use. It should be painted 
upon the surface and left for about thirty to forty min¬ 
utes, and then removed by washing with water. Take 


Calcium sulphide.4 ounces 

Sugar.2 ounces 

Water.2 ounces 

Starch .2 ounces 

Oil of lemon.30 grains 

Oil of peppermint. 10 grains 

Another formula is: Take 

Powdered caustic.2 pounds 

Starch.2 pounds 

Sodium sulphide.21 ounces 


When wanted for use, add water to form a paste and 
apply, removing so soon as the hair will come oflf. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Care of the Teeth. 

Nothing "Is of greater importance, in preserving the 
health, than an intelligent care of the teeth. 

When the teeth are improperly cared for, and become 
decayed and foul, the stomach is soon deranged and the 
health impaired. 

The teeth are formed of a porous bony substance cov¬ 
ered with the hardest known substance which is found in 
connection with the body; the enamel which, owing to its 
very hard nature, is, at the same time, easily effected, 
and even cracked, by sudden changes in temperature, 
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The teeth are found in a normal state with animals and 
savages; while among civilized races, sound, perfect teeth 
are almost unknown. Where the teeth are set in the jaws 
they are surrounded by a bony substance, known as the 
process. 

As the process often adheres to a tooth when extracted, 
the dentist is often accused, by the ignorant, of having 
broken their jaw. 

When the gums become in an inflamed and unhealthy 
condition, this process becomes diseased, which causes 
the teeth to become loosened and easily removed, often by 
very slight pressure. 

When the enamel becomes cracked, the underlying 
bony substance soon begins to decay; and, unless attended 
to at once, may lead to its removal. The teeth should be 
examined at least once each year by a competent dentist, 
to discover and repair any defective enamel. The so-called 
tartar, which is a species of fungus growth, should never 
be allowed to remain upon the teeth, as it has a tendency 
to destroy the enamel, therefore, the tooth. The teeth 
should be cleaned and ah minute portions of food removed 
after each meal. A little peppermint added to the water 
will be beneficial to both gums and teeth. 

When tooth powders are used, care should be taken 
that they contain no grit. 

Many tooth powders are Compounded mainly of pum¬ 
ice stone, which cuts the enamel, and in time, destroys 
the tooth. One of the best tooth washes is castile soap 
and water; a soft brush being used. I will give a few 
mouth washes, soaps, and powders for cleaning the teeth. 


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The one you will use, must be determined by yourself. 
You will find it far better to make your own prepara¬ 
tions for the teeth, than to buy them. 

Tooth Soap. 

Castile soap. pound 

Talcum.^ pound 

Orris root (pow.) . pound 

Sugar . pound 

Water .. ^ pint 

Oil of cloves.40 grains 

Oil of peppermint . ^ ounce 

Dissolve the soap and sugar in the water by boiling, 
then add the other ingredients, stirring well. 

Quinine Tooth Powder. 

Prepared chalk. ^ pound 

Starch.^ pound 

Orris root . ^ pound 

Sulphate of quinine.^ ounce 

Oil of peppermint.40 grains 

Borated Tooth Powder. 

Borax . pound 

Prepared chalk. l . ^ pound 

Myrrh, powdered.2 ounces 

Orris root.2 ounces 

Cinnamon.2 ounces 

Charcoal Tooth Powder. 

Charcoal . 1 pound 

Cinchona bark . 54 pound 

Oil of bergamot. 1 drachm 

Oil of lemon.2 drachms 























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Camphorated Tooth Tincture. 


Camphor . 34 

Cologne water.4 quarts 

Myrrh Tooth Tincture. 

Tincture of myrrh. 34 

Cologne water.. 1 quart 

Chloral Tooth Wash. 

Chloral hydrate. 1 ounce 

Water.10 ounces 


A small quantity of this rinsed about the mouth, 
removes every trace of bad odor. 

Potassium Permanganate Tooth Wash. 


Potassium Permanganate . V 2 ounce 

Distilled water. 134 pints 


A few drops of this solution is dropped in a glass of 
water and the mouth rinsed with it. Care must be taken, 
as it stains everything it touches. After using any of the 
above washes, the teeth should be polished with pepper¬ 
mint water. 

Salicylate Tooth Wash. 


Salicylic Acid . ounces 

Orange flower water. 15 grains 

Water . 1 fl^art 

Alcohol . 34 quart 

Oil of peppermint . 15 grains 


CHAPTER VII. 

The Hair and Scalp. 

The hair is an outgrowth of the epidermis, and devel¬ 
ops in little pits, known as the hair folicles. These foli- 















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cles lie in the corium, or true skin. 

Epidermis forms the inner layer of the folicle, and is 
known as the root- sheath. 

The hair may be divided into the body, or shaft, and 
the root. 

The shaft has externally a cuticle of overlapping ^scales; 
beneath this is a pigmented fibrous layer, which the cen¬ 
ter, in some cases, is occupied by a dark colored medulla 
composed of angular cells, between which air bubbles may 
occur. 

The root is similar in structure, but is enlarged, and 
consists chiefly of new cells. 

It is the papilla which supplies the material for the 
growth of the hair. 

The color of the hair is due to the nature and amount 
of the pigment present in the fibrous layer of the hair. 

When minute air bubbles appear in this layer, the hair 
is white. 

Each hair is supplied with oil glands which are situated 
in the dermis; they are found only where hair exists. 

Each gland is composed of a duct and from five to 
twenty little sacs, the function of which, is to supply the 
hair with a secretion which annoints the hair. 

The market is flooded with so-called hair restorers and 
tonics. 

All any preparation can accomplish is to destroy any 
germs which may infest the scalp and hair folicles; 
thereby destroying or weakening the root. 

I will now give some of the best known formulas for 
hair tonics, etc. 


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Scalp Invigorator. 

(My own formula.) 

Onions . 1 pound 

Sage.2 ounces 

Orris root . 4 ounces 

Alcohol. 1 pint 

Water.4 pints 

Let stand ten days; then filter and add 

Oil of lemongrass . 2 drachms 

Or Oil of Bergamot.. 2 drachms 


Apply once daily, massaging the scalp well each time. 
The above will cure dandruff, falling hair, or baldness 
where the roots are weakened, but not destroyed. 

Its constant use will also restore grey or faded hair to 
its original color. 

If it is desired to make the tonic more oily glycerine. 


4 ounces, may be added. 

Hair Tonic No. 1. 

Castor oil. 1 ounce 

Oil of bergamot. 3 drachms 

Oil of cinnamon.-.15 drops 

Oil of cloves. 15 drops 

Oil of lavender flowers . 1^ drachms 

Tincture of cantharicles. 2 drachms 

Alcohol . 1 quart 

Hair Tonic No. 2. 

Tincture of cantharides . 1^ ounces 

Tincture of nutgalls. 1^ ounces 

Carmine.75 grains 

Rose water. 1 quart 




















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Tincture of nutgalls is made by macerating one ounce 
of nutgalls in ^ pint of alcohol. 

Quinine Hair Tonic. 

Tincture of cinchona.ounces 

Tincture of nutgalls . ounces 

Carmine . 150 grains 

Oil of neroli.75 grains 

Oil of nutmeg.75 grains 

Alcohol . 3^2 ounces 

Rose water. 2 quarts 

Beard Producer. 

Lard. 1 pound 

Oil of almond. 1 pound 

Spermaceti . ^ ounce 

Tincture of cantharides. ^ ounce 

Carmine. 150 grains 

Oil of bergamot .75 grains 

Oil of lavender.75 grains 

Oil of santal. 75 grains 

Bay Rum. 

Oil of bay. 240 grains 

Oil of orange (Bigarde) ..16 grains 

Oil of Pimenta. 16 grains 

Alcohol . 1 quart 

Water.25 ounces 

Hair Wash. 

Carbonate of potassium .. 2^ ounces 

Sassafras wood filings.8 ounces 

Rose water.^ quarts 

Alcohol . 1 quart 


























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To make—Macerate for one month, then pour off. 

After this wash is used, the gloss should be restored 
by the use of a good hair oil or glycerine and rose water, 
equal parts. 

Shampoo Pomatum. 

Shaving soap . 1 ten-cent cake 

Salt peter.. 1 teaspoonful 

Ammonia water. 1 ounce 

Water .. 1 quart 

To make—Dissolve the soap and saltpeter in the water 
by boiling, and then add the ammonia and bottle. 

For use, take a small quantity in hot water. 

The above is the best shampoo known. 

Hair Dyes. 

All dyes, which contain nitrate of silver, lead, or lac- 
sulphur are injurious. But as their use is demanded, I 
will give a few of the best. The first is my own formula, 
and while it colors the hair, will not discolor the skin. 
All the other formulas, which I will give, discolor the 
skin; so care should be exercised in their use. 

Hair Dye No. 1. 

(My own formula.) 


Lac sulphur.60 grains 

Sugar of lead.60 grains 

Bay rum .4 ounces 

Glycerine.2 ounces 

Salt .. 1 teaspoonful 

Water. 1 pint 

Hair Dye No. 2. 

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Distilled water . 2 quarts 

The above will color any shade, from light to very dark 
brown. The more diluted, the lighter the shade. 

Lead Hair Dye. 


Oxide lof lead. ^ pound 

Quick lime. 2 ounces 

Calcined magnesia.2 ounces 


The ingredients are rubbed together to a very fine 
powder, and mixed with water, for use, and applied to the 
hair and left there, until, the required shade is obtained, 
when the powder is removed by washing. From four to 
twelve hours is required. 

Vegetable Hair Dye. 

Silver nitrate.2 ounces 

Water. 1 quart 

This dye produces a jet black color, but is destructive 
to the hair. 

‘ Double Hair Dye. 

This consists of two preparations. The one marked 
No. 1 is to be applied first. Then No. 2. They should 
be applied with a soft brush, over a comb to protect the 
skin. 

Brown Dye. 


No. 1. 

Sulphide of potassium^ .7 ounces 

Alcohol . 1 quart 

No. 2. 

Silver nitrate .4^4 ounces 

Water . 1 quart 












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Black Dye. 


No. 1. 

Sulphide of potassium. 5^ ounces 

Alcohol.^.1 quart 

K. G. 

No. 2. 

Silver nitrate.5 >4 ounces 

Distilled water.1 quart 


Hair Bleach. 

To bleach the hair, wash it thoroughly in hot water, to 
which ammonia has been added to remove the grease; 
then wet it evenly with peroxide of hydrogen; repeating 
until the required shade is produced. 

Depilatories. 

To remove superfulous hair, take barium sulphide one 
part and starch one part; moisten with water to make a 
thin paste and apply to the part, removing with a knife 
so soon as the hair is loosened. 

The depilatories do not remove the hair permanently, 
but must be repeated as occasion may require. 

Pomades. 

Stick Pomatum. 


Lard.. . 

Tallow. 

Wax. 

Oil bergamot 
Oil lemon . . 
Oil clover .. 


pound 
^ pound 
12 ounces 
.Yz ounce 
. Yz ounce 
. 1 drachm 


Beard Wax. 


Turpentine 


1 ounce 













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Oil of Almond.1 ounce 

Wax .3 ounces 

Violet pomade.1 ounce 

Peru balsam.^ ounce 

Oil of Clove.^ drachm 

Oil of santal .scruple 

Bandolin. 

Gum tragacanth.7 drachms 

Rose water.1 pint 

Oil of bitter almonds.3^ drachm 


To make: Crush the tragacanth, place it in the rose 
water, and let it stand in a warm place, stirring occa¬ 
sionally until the tragacanth has swollen to a slimy mass; 
press through a cloth, add a very little carmine and other 
ingredients. 

Brilliantines. 

For use in making the hair soft and glossy. 


Glycerine...1 pint 

Extract of rose.34 pint 

HAIR OILS. 

Benzoated Hair Oil. 

Sublimed benzoic acid.1/4 ounces 

Oil of Almond.1 pint 

The acid must be dissolved in the hot oil. 

Swiss Hair Oil. 

Oil of Almond.'.^ pint 

Oil of bergamot .. ..40 grains 

Oil of lemon.grains 

Oil of lavender.20 grains 

Oil of peppermint.40 grains 




















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Oil of cinnamon.15 grains 

Portugal Hair Oil. 

Oil of almond.1 

Oil of bergamot...2 drachms 

Oil of lemon.40 grains 

Oil of neroli.20 grains 

Oil of orange flower.20 grains 

Oil of orange peel.1^ drachms 

Oil of cinnamon.20 grains 

Vanilla Hair Oil. 

Extract of vanilla.2 ounces 

Almond oi).1 

Dandruff. 


Dandruff is caused by the scales of the skin not prop¬ 
erly shedding from the scalp, and its retention after it has 
become loosened. Any eczema or other form of scalp 
irritation, will aggravate the formation of dandruff. 

Brushing the hair and scalp thoroughly each day for 
at least ten minutes, will not only prevent the formation 
of dandruff, but also promote the growth, softness and 
lustre of the hair. 

The best cure for dandruff is the following: 

(My own formula.) 


Gum tragacanth .1 ounce 

Glycerine .^ ounces 

Oil of almond..2 ounces 

Tincture of benzoin.2 drachms 

Rose water .P^’^^ 


To make: Boil the tragacanth until well cooked, then 
squeeze through a cloth, and add the glycerine, oil of 

















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almond and tincture of benzoin; let come to a boil, then 
remove from the fire, and while cooling, add the rose 
water, stirring constantly. If too thick, more rose water 
may be added. 

A few applications of the above will cure any case of 
dandrufif. 

Scalp Massage. 

No form of massage is more beneficial to the general 
health than that of the scalp. At least three-fourths of 
the headaches, come from a contraction and rigidity of 
the scalp; while at least one-half of the causes of failing 
sight can be attributed to the same cause. 

I have known severe cases of nervous prostration to 
be contraction of the skin of the head and neck. 

To massage the scalp, place the fingers of the left hand 
firmly upon the head, while with the fingers of the right 
hand held firmly upon the scalp, make a circular move¬ 
ment, which will relax and loosen the scalp. This should 
be done thoroughly over the whole scalp, until it is loose 
and pliable. 

Grasping the head with both hands and moving the 
whole scalp at once, is a good movement after the scalp 
has become loosened. 

Rubbing the scalp with the tips of the fingers, dry 
shampoo, stimulates the capillary circulation and promotes 
the growth of the hair. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Perfumes and Their Preparation. 

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handkerchief perfumes. A perfume is like wine, the more 
it is aged, the more agreeable the odor. 

In any formula, when I mention alcohol, I mean 

cologne spirits. 

Rose. 

Oil of rose .3 drachms 

Alcohol.1 pint 

Lilac. 

Oil of bitter almond.4 grains 

Extract of orange flowers.1 pint 

Extract of tube rose.pints 

Tincture of civet . Yi ounce 

Cedar Rose. 

Oil of cedar wood.1 ounce 

Extract of rose.1^4 ounces 

Alcohol .1 pint 

Florida. 

Oil of bergamot.6 grains 

Oil of lemon.9 grains 

Oil of lavender.2 grains 

Oil of cloves.1 grain 

Alcohol.1 pint 

Honey Suckle. 

Extract of rose.M 

Extract of tuberose.. Ya 

Extract of violet.. Ya pi^^t 

Tincture of tolu.1 ounce 

Tincture of vanilla.1 ounce 

Oil of bitter almonds.2 grains 

Oil of neroli.1 grain 























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Heliotrope A. 

-TLxtract of rose .... .. ...4 ounces 

Extract of orange flower.1 ounce 

Tincture of ambergris.ounce 

Tincture of vanilla.8 ounces 

Oil of bitter almond .5 grains 

Irish Boquet. 

Extract of rose.1 pint 

Tincture of vanilla.2 ounces 

(A very fine perfume). 

Jockey Club. 

Extract of cassie.4 ounces 

Extract of Jasmine.5 ounces 

Extract of rose.6 ounces 

Extract of tuberose.6 ounces 

Tincture of civet.1 ounce 

Cologne Water. 

Oil of bergamot.15 scruples 

Oil of lemon. 1drachms 

Oil of neroli petale.1 drachm 

Oil of neroli bigarde.10 scruples 

Oil of rosemary.15 scruples 

Alcohol .1 quart 

Lavender A. 

Oil of bergamot. . 1 drachm 

Oil of lemon .drachm 

Oil of geranium.^ grains 

Oil of lavender.drachms 

Musk ...1 

Peru balsam .^ drachms 


























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Storax .4^ drachms 

Civet .2 grains 

•Alcohol .1 quart 

The essential oils are dissolved in the alcohol, the other 
substances are macerated in the solution for one month, 
and the liquid decanted. 

Lavender B. 

Tincture of musk.3 drachms 

Tincture of vanilla. .3 drachms 

Tincture of civet.3 drachms 

Oil of bergamot.drachms 

Oil of lemon.^ drachm 

Oil of lavender .3^4 drachms 

Rose water.4 ounces 

Alcohol .1 quart 

Lisbon Perfume. 

Oil of lemon.2^ drachms 

Oil of orange peel.4^ drachms 

Oil of rose.34 drachm 

Alcohol .1 pint 

Magnolia. 

Extract of orange flower.4 ounces 

Extract of rose.8 ounces 

Extract of tuberose.2 ounces 

Extract of violet.2 ounces 

Oil of bitter almond. 3 grains 

Oil of lemon.1 grain 

Lily of the Valley. 

Oil of bitter almonds.75 grains 

Extract of jasmine.3^4 ounces 

























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Extract of neroli. 3 ^ ounces 

Extract of C 3 .SS 1 C .. y ounces 

Extr 3 ,ct of tuberose .14 ounces 

Alcohol . 14 ounces 

Musk. 

Tincture of ambergris. 8 ounces 

Tincture of musk.16 ounces 

Extract of rose .4 ounces 

Pink. 

Extract of cassie. 4 ounces 

Extract of orange flower.4 ounces 

Extract of rose. 8 ounces 

Tincture of vanilla.2 ounces 

Oil of clove . 8 grains 

Sweet Pea. 

Extract of tuberose .4 ounces 

Extract of orange flower.4 ounces 

Extract of rose.4 ounces 

Tincture of vanilla. 6 drachms 

Eau Du Portugal. 

Oil of bergamot.1 drachm 

Oil of lemon.drachms 

Oil of orange peel.1 ounce 

Oil of rose.drachm 

Alcohol .20 ounces 

Patchouly. 

Oil of patchouly.134 drachms 

Oil of rose . .. ^.20 grains 

Alcohol.1 


























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Moss Rose. 

Extract of rose.8 ounces 

Extract of orange flower.4 ounces 

Essence of rose.4 ounces 

Tincture of ambergris.4 ounces 

Tincture of musk.1 ounce 

Tea Rose. 

Extract of rose.4 ounces 

Extract of geranium .4 ounces 

Extract of orange peel.^ ounce 

Essence of rose ..4 ounces 

Extract of santal .3-^ ounce 

Tincture of orris.ounce 

White Rose. 

Extract of rose.4 ounces 

Extract of jasmine.2 ounces 

Extract of violet.4 ounces 

Essence of patchouly.1 ounce 

Essence of rose.4 ounces 

Twin Rose. 

Extract of rose.>.8 ounces 

Oil of rose .drachms 

Violet (The very best). 

Violet pomade.10 ounces 

Extract of cassie.5 drachms 

Alcohol .1 

No. 2. 

Extract of cassie.8 ounces 

Extract of rose.4 ounces 

Extract of tuberose. 4 ounces 


























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Tincture of orris.4 ounces 

Oil of bitter almond.2 grains 

Verbena A. 

Oil of lemongrass.8 scruples 

Oil of lemon.1^ ounces 

Oil of orange peel.3 drachms 

Alcohol .1 pint 

Verbena B. (Better than the above). 

Oil of lemon.1 ounce 

Oil of lemongrass.^ ounce 

Oil of orange peel. Yz ounce 

Extract of orange flower .3 ounces 

Extract of rose.5 ounces 

Extract of tuberose .3 ounces 

Alcohol .1 pint 

Forest Breeze. 

Oil of turpentine.1% ounces 

Oil of lavender.1^ drachms 

Oil of lemongrass . Ya drachm 

Alcohol .1 pint 

WiNTERGREEN. 

Extract of cassie.4 ounces 

Tincture of ambergris .2 ounces 

Extract of lavender .2 ounces 

Extract of orange flower.4 ounces 

Extract of rose.^ ounces 

Tincture of vanilla.2 ounces 

Essence of vetiver.2 ounces 

If you wish a cheap but pleasant perfume, make some 
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No. 1. 

Oil of rose geranium.. Yi ounce 

Alcohol .1 pint 

No. 2. 

Oil of bergamot..K ounce 

Oil of lavender.. • /4 ounce 

Oil of lemongrass.. • • • ounce 

Alcohol .^.. • - 20 ounces 

No. 3. 

Oil of bergamot.'.1 drachm 

Oil of lemon.1 >4 drachms 

Oil of neroli.drachms 

Oil of lemongrass .1 drachm 

Oil of orange peel.1 drachm 

Oil of santal.drachm 

Oil of rosemary. drachm 

Alcohol .1 quart 

No. 4. (A good one). 

Oil of rose geranium..... Ya ounce 

Oil of rose .>4 drachm 

Oil of santal.K drachm 

Alcohol ...1 pint 

No. 5. 

Extract of orris.pint 

Oil of rose.drachm 

Oil of santal.2 drachms 

Alcohol .Pi^^ 

Rose Water. 

Oil of rose.drops 

Carbonate of magnesia ..2 drachms 


























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White sugar .. 

Alcohoi .. ounces 

Water ...1 

Let stand a few days and pour off, and it is ready for 
use. The water used should be filtered or boiled. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Dry Perfumes. 

Dry perfumes are of great antiquity. The tombs of 
many of the ancient Egyptians contain urns from which 
fragrant odors escape at the present day. In preparing 
dry perfumes, the material should be ground to a fine 
powder, and placed in urns or satchets. 

Ceylon Powder. 

Mace .ounces 

Patchouly.3 ounces 

Vetiver root. SjA ounces 

Oil of orange peel. V/2 drachms 

Oil of peppermint.3 drachms 

Cyprian Powder. 

Ceder wood .4 ounces 

Rhodium .'.4 ounces 

Santal wood .4 ounces 

Oil of rhodium .drachm 

Field Flower. 

Calamus root .4 ounces 

Caraway .2 ounces 

Lavender .4 ounces 

Marjoram .2 ounces 

Musk . 8 grains 



















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Cloves .^ drachms 

Peppermint ..^ ounces 

Rose leaves . ^ ounces 

Rosemary .^ drachms 

Thyme .2 ounces 

Heliotrope. 

Musk .1 drachm 

Rose leaves.^ pound 

Tonka beans..H pound 

Vanilla .,.2 ounces 

Orris root . ^ pound 

Oil of bitter almonds .8 grains 

Indian Satchet. 

Santal wood .314 ounces 

Orris root ..21 ounces 

Cinnamon .1°/^ 

Oil of lavender .75 grains 

Cloves .30 grams 

Oil of rose. 150 grams 

Lavender Satchet. 

Benzoin .+ 

Lavender flowers- - ■ ■ ■-’■ ..1 pound 

Oil of lavender .^ ounce 

,Oil of rose.20 grains 

Rose Satchet, A. 

Geranium herb ...-7 drachms 

Rose leaves . ^ pound 

Santal wood . ^ P°“"d 

Oil of rose.2 drachms 



























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‘Rose Satchet, B. 

Rose leaves .. ^ 

Santal wood . 

0>1 of rose.. 2 drachms 

Santal Satchet. 

Santal wood . 1 pound 

Oil of geranium .ounce 

Violet Satchet, A. 

Benzoin . 2 ounces 

. 8 grains 

Orange flowers .drachms 

Rose leaves.pound 

Orris root .pound 

Oil of bitter almonds.20 grains 

Oil of lemongrass . 8 grains 

Vetiver Satchet. 

Vetiver root . 1 pound 

Musk . 8 grains 

Civet . 15 grains 

Violet Satchet, B. 

Orris root .. 1 pound 

Musk . 8 grains 

Vanillin .. .......30 grains 

Oil of rose.25 drops 

Oil of petit grain.150 grains 

Cologne water.3^ ounces 

Verbena Satchet. 

Lemon peels.. 4 ounces 

Caraway . 2 ounces 

Orange peels . 8 ounces 


























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Oil of bergamot...7 drachms 

Oil of lemon.7 drachms 


CHAPTER X. 

Fumigating Pastels and Powders. 

According to the use made of them, perfumes for 
fumigating may be divided into two groups; those, which 
develop their fragrance on being burned, called pastels; 
and those which are simply heated, called fumigating 
powders. 

In making pastels, all of the ingredients must be finely 
powdered; after which, the essential oils are added. 

Oriental Pastil. 


Charcoal .pounds 

Saltpeter.3^4 ounces 

Benzoin .8 ounces 

Powdered amber.3p2 ounces 

Tolu balsam.2^ ounces 

Pastil, A. 

Charcoal .2 pounds 

Saltpeter.3^4 ounces 

Benzoin .pounds 

Cloves .7 ounces 

Tolu balsam. 7 ounces 

V'anilla .7 ounces 

Vetiver root.7 ounces 

Cinnamon.3^4 ounces 

Oil of neroli.150 grains 

Oil of santal.^ ounce 

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mg formulas, add it to the powder, mix well, and then 
dry, and again reduce to powder. 


Pastil, B . 

Charcoal . 

Saltpeter. 

Benzoic acid. 

Musk .. 

Civet . 

Oil of lemongrass . 

Oil of lavender. 

Oil of clove . 

Oil of rose. 

Oil of thyme. 

Oil of cinnamon. 

Incense Powder. 

Benzoin . 

Cascarilla . 

Musk . 

Olibanum. 

Vetiver Root . 

Santal wood . 

Saltpeter. 

Cinnamon. 


. .2 pounds 
2^ ounces 
... 1 pound 
.15 grains 
. . 15 grains 
.. 30 grains 
. . 15 grains 
.15 grains 
..15 grains 
. . 30 grains 
. .30 grains 

. y 2 pound 
.. Yz pound 
.. 15 grains 
.. . 1 pound 
5^ ounces 
.. . 1 pound 
3^ ounces 
5^4 ounces 


Fumigating Papers. 

For burning, the papers are first dipped into a solution 
of saltpeter, (saltpeter dissolved in water) and then 
dried; after which, it is dipped in a strong tincture of 
benzoin, (gum benzoin cut, or dissolved, in alcohol) and 
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An excellent formula is the following: 


Benzoin .5^4 ounces 

Santal wood.3^ ounces 

Olibanum .3^4 ounces 

Oil of lemongrass....150 grains 

Essence of vetiver ..1^ ounces 

Alcohol ...1 quart 


Non-Inflammable Paper. 

This paper is prepared by dipping it into a hot solution 
of alum Zy-z ounces, to one quart of water; after drying, 
it is saturated with the following mixture: 


Benzoin. ^ ounces 

Tolu balsam.7 ounces 

Tincture Tonka.7 ounces 

Essence vetiver.7 ounces 

Alcohol .20 ounces 

This paper does not burn; can be heated repeatedly 
and always gives off a pleasant odor. 

A cheap fumigating paper may be made by dipping the 
alum paper into melted benzoin. 

Fumigating Ribbons. 

These are ordinary cotton lamp wicking, treated with 
a saltpeter solution, and then with the preceding or fol¬ 
lowing mixture. 

The wick is rolled up and placed in a vessel provided 
with a lamp wick. It is inserted in the burner and 
lighted. 

Benzoin .1 

Musk . 

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Tolu balsam..ounces 

Tincture of orris root...1 pint 

Oil of rose ...15 grains 

Fumigating Powders. 

These powders need only to be heated in order to 
diffuse a pleasant odor throughout a room. 

Fumigating Powder, A. 


Benzoin .. 

Cascarilla ... 

Lavender . 

Rose leaves. 

Santal wood. 

Olibanum . 

Orris root. 

Cinnamon . 

Oil of lemon.. 

Oil of clove. 

Oil of patchouly.. 

Fumigating Powder, B. 

Benzoin... 

Cedar wood . 

Cinnamon .. 

Lavender . 

Rose leaves . 

Patchouly herb. 

Vetiver root. 

Civet . 

Oil of bergamot . 

Oil of lemon. 

Oil of neroli.... 


.3^2 ounces 
.1^ ounces 
ounces 
,. 1 ^ ounces 
. 1 % ounces 
.3}^ ounces 
.3y2 ounces 
. 1 ^4 ounces 
.. .75 grains 
.. . 30 grains 
.. .15 grains. 

... 7 ounces-. 
.... 1 pound. 
.. 14 ounces. 
10^ ounces 
10^4 ounces 
. .3y2 ounces 
.3^ ounces 
.150 grains 
..ounce 
,... ^ ounce 
.. 150 grains 



























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Fumigating Powder, C. 

Cinnamon . 

Cloves . 

Orris root . 

Storax . 

Lavender.. 

Oil of clove. 

Oil of lavender. 

Oil of bergamot. 

Oil of lemon. 

Spanish Skin. 


... ^ pound 
.. . ^ pound 
12^2 ounces 
,12^ ounces 
.... 1 pound 
. .3 drachms 
.. 3 drachms 
.. 3 drachms 
. .3 drachms 


Take a piece, of chamois, trim it to a square shape, and 
leave it three or four days in the following mixture: 


Benzoin . Yi pound 

Oil of bergamot. Ya ounce 

Oil of lemon . Ya ounce 

Oil of lemongrass. Y^ ounce 

Oil of lavender. Y^ ounce 

Oil of nutmeg.150 grains 

Oil of clove .150 grains 

Oil of neroli.1 ^ ounces 

Oil of rose.1^ ounces 

Oil of santal. 1^ ounces 

Tincture of tonka. Y^ ounce 

Oil of cinnamon .150 grains 

Alcohol .1 quart 


At the end of the time mentioned, remove the leather 
from the solution, let it drain, spread it on a glass plate, 
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brush, with a paste, prepared in a mortar, of the follow¬ 
ing: 


Benzoic acid 

Musk. 

Civet . 

Gum acacia 
Glycerine .. 
Water. 


. 150 grains 
.15 grains 
.15 grains 
... 1 ounce 
.. ounce 
ounces 


The leather is now folded in the center, put under a 
weight, and allowed to dry. The skin will retain the odor 
for years. It can be placed among papers, in handker¬ 
chief boxes, etc. It is generally enclosed in a silk cover. 


Spanish Paste. 


The following is formed into a paste, by adding water, 
drop by drop, until, a doughy mass is formed. 


It is used for filling scent boxes, etc., and may be cut 
into squares for the purpose, or placed in vases for per¬ 
fuming a room. 


Ambergris . 

Benzoin . 

Musk . 

Vanilla . 

Orris root. 

Cinnamon. 

Oil of bergamot . 

Oil of rose. 

Gum acacia . 

Glycerine . 


..ounce 
\y 2 ounces 
..y ounce 
. . y ounce 
.. y ounce 
.. y ounce 
\y 2 ounces 
.. y ounce 
1^4 ounces 
1ounces 


















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CHAPTER XL 
Physical Development. 

The greatest wealth which this world can bestow upon 
a woman, is health. It is a blessing far above diamonds 
or gold; or any other worldly possession. But do the 
girls and women of this fair land, fully realize the 
importance of how to so develop their body, by proper 
exercise and dress, to obtain this greatest of all blessings, 
health; which, in every case means happiness to them¬ 
selves, and peace and comfort to all with whom they asso¬ 
ciate in the home or abroad. 

The reason we have so many women to-day with flat 
chests and drooping shoulders, is because their mothers 
were ignorant of the laws of health and how to apply 
them. 

When the orchardist plants a tree, he watches its every 
growth; every branch is constantly under his watchful 
eye. 

But the average mother allows her daughter to bud 
from childhood into girlhood; then to womanhood with¬ 
out the least concern as to her physical development and 
training. 

Before the age of six, the girl, while at play, receives 
all the physical exercise which she requires. 

From the age of six to ten, she should be instructed m 
some of the simpler forms of gymnastics. 

After the age of ten, and until she reaches the age of 
eighteen or twenty, she should be instructed and practice 
persistently the forms of gymnastics suitable for girls. 

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will keep the muscles hard, round and elastic, which is 
the secret of a perfect figure. 

The body is renewed by exercise and an active life. 

Every movement tears down old tissue, which is 
replaced by new force and energy. We only grow old 
through lack of this new tissue building. 

From the age of ten to twenty, various gymnastic exer¬ 
cises should be indulged in for developing the body as a 
whole. Such games as lawn tennis, basketball, and the 
like are suitable for amusement and exercise. Horseback 
riding and rowing, each play their part to advantage. 

Walking, if we practice it as a recreation, is the ideal 
form of exercise. 

Running, unless carried to excess, keeps the muscles 
flexible and strong; while the heart and lungs are stim¬ 
ulated. After active exercise, we should learn how to 
relax, in order that the muscles may receive the full bene¬ 
fit of the stimulated nervous energy. 

It is a difficult task to set aside a number of exercises 
which would be adapted to an irfdividual need. We must 
exercise according to the need of our physical structure. 

While heavy gymnastics may be of benefit to one per¬ 
son it might be a decided injury to another. 

You must study yourself and act accordingly. The 
trouble with the American people is, they work when 
they plav. They carry their business into their recrea¬ 
tion. 

While they are playing golf, they mentally study the 
money market. 

While one lady is at an afternoon tea, she is trying to 


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unravel the mysteries of her new frock at her dress¬ 
makers. 

I will now endeavor to lay down a few rules or methods 
of exercise; stating for what each is of benefit. Then 
you must choose for yourself, according to your needs. 

First. 

To increase your height. If you are short and wish 
to grow taller, regardless of your age, you can do so by 
following the simple instructions here laid down. Each 
one of the twenty-four vertebrae of the spinal column 
have between them a pad of white fibrous tissue^ called 
intervertebral ligaments. These ligaments are inelastic 
in structure, but very elastic by arrangement. 

In youth, these ligaments are thicker than in old age; 
hence after we reach maturity, we gradually become 
shorter, caused by the ligaments becoming permanently 
compressed ; also, by the drooping of the shoulders. 

In order to grow taller, lay down upon the floor, 
prone upon your back, with your arms at your side. Now 
stretch yourself to your fullest extent, and maintain that 
position for a few minutes, but not long enough to 
exhaust yourself. 

Now relax yourself and rest. Then repeat the exercise 
also bring the arms up from the sides to above the head 
two or three times during each exercise, which develops 
the muscles while in this elongated position, helping to 
make the increase in height permanent. 

This exercise is of great benefit to those suffering from 
nervousness, caused from spinal compression. 


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To Decrease the Waist Line. 

Place the hands on each side, just above the hips, and 
then bend as far as comfortable from side to side, raising" 
the shoulders during the exercise. This exercise, like 
all others must be followed persistently and with common 
sense. 

Do not endeavor to reduce the size of the waist all at 
once; for overzealousness, in any physical exercise, may 
cause you to become lame and sore; even to the extent of 
injury to some internal organ. 

To Develop the Bust. 

Stand erect and bring the right hand around in front, 
until it rests upon the lower part of the left shoulder 
blade; while the left hand is brought in the same manner 
to rest upon the lower part of the right shoulder blade. 

Then throw the hands out and back, then return to 
their former position. A few minutes practice, say ten 
minutes each day, will soon develop the bust to any 
desired size; and they will be hard and solid; and of com¬ 
pact and shapely form. 

Massage will also aid. 

To Develop the Neck About the Collar Bone. 

This is one of the most difficult places to develop, and 
massage had better be employed along with the exercise. 

Swing one arm at a time in a circle; then raise and 
lower the arms as though pulling a bell rope. Then do 
the same with the other arm, but only practice with one 
arm at a time. Never use both together. 

To Reduce the Abdomen. 

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endeavor to touch your toes; then return to an erect 
position. Repeat this up to twenty morning and night, 
and you will be surprised at the result obtained in giving 
you a neat and trim figure. 

To DiiVELOP THE Thigh. 

Stand erect and step as high as you can, as though you 
were stepping over a low fence; with first one foot then 
the other. If only one limb is to be developd, use the 
movement only for the one to be developed. 

To Develop the Hips. 

Stand upon the left foot and take a long step forward 
with the right foot, then a long step backward with the 
same foot. Repeat this exercise ten times. Then go 
through the same exercise, standing upon the right foot. 

Now stand upon the left foot, bringing the right foot 
in front of and around the left foot. Repeat this ten 
times. 

Then stand upon the right foot and repeat the same 
exercise with the left foot. 

To Develop the Shoulder. 

Stand firmly upon your feet. Place the palms of the 
hands together in front of you, then bring them together 
behind you. Repeat ten times. Let the arms fall at your 
sides; bring the right arm straight up above your head, 
let fall to the side; repeat ten times. Now do the same 
exercise with the left ten times. Now do the same exer¬ 
cise with both arms together. Repeat ten times. Punch¬ 
ing a bag will also develop the shoulders; or you can go 
through the same motion as punching the bag with nearly 
as good results. 


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To Develop the Arms. 

Close the hands and bring them against the chest. 
Repeat ten times. 

Now bring them against the point of the shoulder. 
Repeat ten times. 

Handling dumb bells or punching bag will also develop 
the arms. 

Swinging Indian clubs will develop the whole body. 






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